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fashioning a noose
by Angela Thomasi found out today that my friend killed
himself. strung a rope around his neck
and let the weight pull the stress off
his back. i can't quite comprehend
how a father, a brother, a son, a friend
could actually go through with it. life
is full of terrible times, dark and cold
waters with no hope for redemption
or a way out unscathed. fraught
with fights, pain, mistakes, tears,
wringing hands, and words we wished
we had said, sometimes it seems easy
to swing. easy to let go, stop fighting.
today i lost a friend to a quiet kinda
defeat. one that is only suffered alone
and can only be ended that way too. 03/16/2011 Author's Note: rest peacefully will
Posted on 03/17/2011
Copyright © 2024 Angela Thomas
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 03/18/11 at 09:29 PM Harrowing and brutally tragic. This is a tough read, but a beautifully written one nonetheless. |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 03/26/11 at 08:06 PM ...angela, you really got/get me with this one; i am touched by you being so touched by will; so well expressed, i breathing slowly. |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 12/18/11 at 03:38 AM Beside myself I've only known one other person directly to have commited suicide. Some of live a life of suicide that none see until we finalize the act. I do enjoy your expression. Good write lady. |
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