I first stumbled across actor/writer Lucas Jones when someone sent me a clip of him reading his poem Some good news if you wish you were dead. It made me cry, and I instantly thought of a number of people I knew who I wish had heard. The poem is him talking to someone who is struggling with thoughts of suicide, and it’s a deeply beautiful thing.
Some good news if you wish you were dead
– Some good news if you wish you were dead by Lucas Jones
You’re in so much luck, just wait ’till you hear
You can’t wait to be dead and no longer be here
Got the pain maxed out, too much, the whole lot.
Just sit and just wait. I won’t tell you to stop.
But don’t do it today. The weather’s so shit.
Let’s catch up tomorrow. Let’s just walk a bit
And if we happen to get ice cream and eat it, then fine.
We’ll eat that, say yum, then you can shoot off and die.
Don’t die with a full stomach, though.
Let’s just nip back to mine.
If it’s still raining then, off ‘ya shoes, dip inside.
I’ll throw on the tele, seein’ as we’re already here.
Have you seen this? You haven’t?
It’s pretty good, bit weird.
And if you fall asleep, it’s all good.
There’s still tomorrow, where we’ll walk and talk and wander
And wonder and wallow and hurt and work
And learn to look inward
And love who we find, and love all the sorrow.
Let’s just do that today. Do tomorrow tomorrow.
I’m not saying you won’t, you will definitely die,
So if that’s what you want, just give it some time.
And if you just keep waiting, the good news is this:
Your wish will come true.
But ’til then, you will live.
Jones writes beautiful poems about love and loss, and his works are mostly short and sweet. I included below a number of the ones that really spoke to me, but it’s the first one that I think will probably stay with me forever.
You can follow Lucas Jones on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, and you can buy his book (Sorry I Was Miles Away) In the Year of Romance here.
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January 25, 2024 at 7:31 am
Beautiful and touching work.
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January 25, 2024 at 10:35 am
He’s so sweet and tender. Looks a little tough, but such a soft underbelly!
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November 4, 2024 at 1:01 am
Gut wrenching, tender, beautiful, relatable, inspirational…….thought provoking. Bravo.
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November 5, 2024 at 11:23 am
So very glad you enjoyed it! He’s a wonder.
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