OUT OF THE DARK “My Suicide Note: One Poet’s Journey Through Depression (w.t.)”

Overview

Poet AKeem Rollins, known for his viral slam poetry piece “Suicide Note,” shares the story behind the poem — kicked out of his home at 14 after coming out to his mother, he faced bullying, homelessness and depression. After receiving emergency mental health care, he finished writing “Suicide Note” with the speaker’s decision to live and has since become a vocal mental health activist.