Jump

My friend's son
Just jumped from the 21st floor
He had been grounded for a week apparently.
He jumped the weekend before the start of the exams .
He died 3 hours after jumping.
My friend
Could not bear to see him downstairs
Bloodied, spread-eagled
She could not go to the hospital
She was not with him when he passed on

Grief
Guilt
Farewells in texts
Friends too late

Too late
16
What could he have been
This child she never worried too much about
This child
She followed home in her car as he took the bus the first time from school
Tough love too tough?

Shoulders too narrow to near the weight of blame
If a child jumps the child is at fault
The parents are at fault for not teaching him to ne resiliant
The system is at fault
For our sky high expectations
Razor thin margins