this poem is about a person who's friend was suicidal and crying out for help... they didn't know what to do, therefore didn't do anything about it at all... the friend ended up killing themselves and now its too late.
*SHIBLI AND HALLAJ: Two renowned mystics of their time. Composed on August 7, 2002, in response to Deborah Russell's short poem "Poetry". Also read one more response by me as Deborah keeps debating.