Suicide
NOTE ON THE POEM
Suicide ideation torments and afflicts the lives of millions of people around the world. In my own life, the pain and torment of suicidal thoughts drove me in desperation to God; and to faith in his only begotten Son, Christ Jesus. Therein I found salvation, hope, peace, and the means by which to overcome such destructive thoughts. As scripture says: But be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2. 1Corinthians 15:3-4, Romans 10:8-10, Acts 2:38-39. KJV.
Some kind of dark impulse
Of heart
Of soul
Of mind
Leads you to this place
Of impending doom,
And after years of suffering
In silence
Of staring into the depths
Of the human soul
Of constant disappointment
Throughout a short and painful life,
You've arrived here as a broken man
Cold sweat running down your forehead
Your tongue as dry as the desert sand
And the last thoughts of a very troubled mind,
Gun in hand
Trembling with fear
One last deep breath
A loud bang
Then nothing else...
And later when it's all over
And the blood is coagulating on the floor
And someone arrives to find the body
Cold and stiff as a marble statue,
There ascends into the eerie silence
A loud hysterical scream of madness,
And later still,
The awful question why...
W.A CHOLT. Copyright Fergal O Reilly 2005.
Posted 15th April 2019.
Copyright © W.A. Cholt | Year Posted 2019
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