Convince Yourself to Live

This is a dark one... What was I thinking?

Pull the trigger
It's not that hard
You only need one bullet in the chamber
To free your soul
Imagine your soft warm blood
Splattered on the wall
A canvas of humanity
Displayed for all the world to see

Pull the trigger
To end your life
Your pain and suffering cut short
By suicide's knife
Tear out your soul
For vultures to scavage
An easy answer
To your plight

Pull the trigger
Don't change the world
Don't make a difference
In the lives of the masses
Stop fighting
And start dying
Because we are all
Useless in the end

Reviews

[Clouded in Hopeful Illu..]

This is a good piece. The only thing that I would have to say is maybe think about changing the word plight. It just doesn't seem to flow with the rest of the poem. I like the general idea of this piece, and it is one of the most common. Even I have a few pieces like it. I think you came to it ready to give it another outlook and did a good job with it. Thank you for sharing.

[Through the Gateway]

Depression and despair. You make me feel the pain and suffering you're going through, but also the tiny spark of hope that is never mentioned. It's that little voice that you're trying to overcome, trying to convince it that you're useless, that you just need to pull the trigger.

But...it's winning because you find that you can't.

[Adela Muresan]

Not a very optimist poem is it? But I have to recognize that there is some truth in it : ,,Because we are all
Useless in the end,,
Yeah in most cases we are useless, but not in all. Our love may help someone rise up, and that someone can be ourselves.

A.M.

[Angela]

Wow. This is a dark poem, but a good one at that. Takes me back to when I was feeling completely useless. I love poems that I can relate to.