Ending

Suicide, is it ever the easy way out?

  Cold dark morning gives way to damp grey day

 A six by six hole ripped in mother earth

 

 A crowed surrounds

Flowers trampled in the mud

 

Wet eyes, sorrow reigns

 Body wrapped in wood

 

Committed to dirt

An everlasting rest

 

A man in black stands and speaks

 Words of empty comfort

 

Misting rain drives

 The faithful to their cars

 

Time heals the scared ground

But not the wound

 

Gun to mouth, trigger pulled

 Another life gone awry

 

Some things will always bleed

 

Author's Note

Originally written about a different person and what their selfishness caused, re-written for and older and dearer friend who i never expected this from...

Reviews

[Michael of Gilead]

Yikes InYrDreams, that sounds terrible...

The fallout from such an act touches so many people....never in a good way.

[Becky C Strukamp]

Gun to mouth, trigger pulled
Another life gone awry

Those lines just hit me hard ..
Had a relative close to my age put a gun to his head in front of his ex wife and pull the trigger. This happened when I was 18 years old. I wondered what could go so wrong that one would do that. Sometimes we feel helpless that a person in our life takes the permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Excellent poem. Heartfelt.

[Michael of Gilead]

Thank you very much Chris.

[Michael of Gilead]

Thank you Robyn.

One small note, since it's been brought to my attention...those words were not ment to be anti-religious....only that at that point theres no comfort in any words or ritual.

[robyn.alexandra]

Haunting beauty in your images.
Simple words, creating something precise and strong.
"A man in black stands and speaks
 Words of empty comfort"

Oh so wonderful, I loved those lines, something I connect with for many a reason. A tricky subject handle well. Bravo!!

[Michael of Gilead]

Thanks Serial....appreciate the review, cheers!

[Nobody.]

Great piece. That last line is haunting. Sounds like something Doc Holliday would say. The entire piece is full of great imagery and sad truths.
cheers!

[Michael of Gilead]

Thanks Brad....the repercussions are far wider and deeper than this person would ever know.....left a wife and three kids and to top it off, his wife's father killed himself too....whats going through her head, i can't imagine.

[Brad]

d****t, mooks, this one ripped through my skull like a hollowpoint...nice choice of words and the mood you set is very real