Hangman

I had a smoke
and felt 
so suicidal.
I wanted my licence 
to life
to be revoked.
To simply feel
the pressures of life
take the shape 
of a 
perfectly shaped noose
so I could 
take a leap
into the 
gaping hole
of my heart
and never land
on the ground.
For everybody 
to see
my tangling feet
move 
to a motionless beat
as I play
the role of a dead man
in the game
of Hangman.

I hope to rekindle
my spirit 
with my body
in the afterlife.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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October 9, 2011 at 9:52 PM
oh.... my.....very hard to read, but very compelling, full of heart
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