the victim of amplified suicide

she was the victim of amplified suicide
what does that mean? I asked Detective McBride
She tried to hang herself first, he rapidly replied
But the knot in the rope had become untied

She took fifty-nine pills from a bottle
which explains why her skin has a bit of a mottle
she finally crashed her caddy into a bridge
in the next county over, by Strawberry ridge

How do you know it wasn’t an accident? I dared to ask.
The sixty-two-page suicide note next to her aluminum flask.
amplified suicide was a strange and new term to me.
But now a concept that I finally could see.
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Aldana Avatar
July 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
• Enjoyable • Serious Synesthesia • Addictive Read • Entertaining • Intense • Traumatic • Heartbreaking • Perfectly Penned • Standing Ovation • Bookmarked My Favorite Poem
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July 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I had to really keep going once this poem started rolling; glad it paid off
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