Shakespeare's last tragedy

Shakespeare's last tragedy

A Poem by Jean-Luc

If I said - Here, try my life,
the past and present, rampant and rife.
Would the damage done - the pain, the fear -
be in thought though subconsciously,
ever so clear.

Would you do as I, burdened by such pressure,
seek escape through a high, hopefully end life's pleasure.
If you would do as I, then your knowledge is old to me,
I seek out the changers, those who think slightly differently.
For rock bottom I surmised, would be the finals of addiction,
as it rips my mind and f***s my life, little to no conviction.

Does this sound appealing, a liars life of dread.
Where nothing you can do will bring back silence to your head.
This role-play and foreplay, is a sick twisted mask.
Have I made a mistake sifting through thoughts of past,
In the distance to save me a soft sounding siren - 
while I'm tied up and strapped down - this mental asylum.

So once more to you,
I offer this life full of savagery -
Could you handle such terror?
Or is this Shakespeare's last tragedy?

© 2019 Jean-Luc


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Added on May 25, 2019
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Jean-Luc
Jean-Luc

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa



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