Lifekeepers Promise

I found this poem in a book that was given to me at my support group.  I have been so blessed by this "promise" and I wanted to share it will all of you.  It is for everyone but especially those who are survivors of suicide.

Lifekeepers Promise

Someone we love did not keep their life.
In pain and anguish, they endured their strife. 


In this lifetime on earth, we'll see them no more.
Yes we carry them always in our soup, in our core.


Now we're left here, and we must stay.
We have life to live to the fullest each day.


For we are the Lifekeepers, a promise we make. 
To celebrate their lives, our own not to take. 


We are the Lifekeepers, truth bearers, peace seekers. 
We are the wounded, we are the healed. 
We are the Lifekeepers, our commitment now sealed. 

Written by Sandy Martin, Founder of the Lifekeeper Foundation