To a Friend on the Occasion of Her 3rd Suicide Attempt
by William Taylor Jr.
Another trip to the hospital
and a new set of scars
and somewhere beneath
the latest tattoos
I can still see you.
The world is full
of windows to jump out of
and oceans to drown in
and you as well as anyone
know
that death is easy.
Anywhere in America
you can buy it on credit
at the corner store
a free box of bullets
with every purchase.
Death is easy,
you can have it
when you want it.
They advertise it on the TV
they sell it on the street
they give it away for free
24 hours a day.
Death is cheap and all your friends have
bought it
but your friends have always lacked
imagination.
It’s none of my
business, really, I’m just saying
death is easy and
easy has never been
your style.
July 18th, 2005 at 5:39 pm
bill has outdone himself as always–a very nice close…
July 23rd, 2005 at 2:06 pm
I agree!
August 15th, 2005 at 8:37 am
I love this. Keep going back to it. Thanks.
August 25th, 2005 at 6:45 pm
Excellent ending. Overall, quite good. Stripped, to-the-bone style.
December 17th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
William
Great title to a good write–great close too.
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