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Appropriate Death
When is it appropriate to die?
When
you have completed your life's work?
When
no one touches you anymore because an irreparable scarring disease that grows fungal?
When
every action towards improvement ends in miserable failure?
When
you have isolated yourself to the point that you no longer relate to even your family members?
The body keeps going
Not saying anything in the dark cadaverous reservation of the souls resting abode of its natural inclination
The mind keeps droning
When is it appropriate for suicide?
When
everyone treats you like dirt?
When
you can no longer tolerate the asphalt jungle?
When
there is no one to turn to about your problems except the Asian woman who gives you a pedicure?
When
you have no respect for time anymore and your July is a repetition of November?
When
you have completed your life's work?
When
no one touches you anymore because an irreparable scarring disease that grows fungal?
When
every action towards improvement ends in miserable failure?
When
you have isolated yourself to the point that you no longer relate to even your family members?
The body keeps going
Not saying anything in the dark cadaverous reservation of the souls resting abode of its natural inclination
The mind keeps droning
When is it appropriate for suicide?
When
everyone treats you like dirt?
When
you can no longer tolerate the asphalt jungle?
When
there is no one to turn to about your problems except the Asian woman who gives you a pedicure?
When
you have no respect for time anymore and your July is a repetition of November?
Published 28th Apr 2015
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14th May 2015 8:43pm
Suicide is the culmination of hopelessness and fatigue. I have been through many heartbreaks and envisioned my death on multiple occasions, but still, as you say, the body doesn't give out. I am glad it didn't, honestly. Also, I love the last line of this poem. Very well penned.
15th May 2015 6:32pm
Thank you for sharing that. I wrote this in reaction to a friend asking "when it is appropriate to commit suicide" in a serious manner. And it stung me because, as I thought about it, I had no real answer for it. Thankfully, for her too, her body did not give out either. Thank you for your insight and comment.
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