on Euthanasia

What a concept , "freedom from religion".

So glad you get it... thanks for reading... and for stopping by... Ely

Also my favorite part.

Thank you kindly... I rather favor that bit myself... thanks for dropping in and commenting... Ely

Your life your right.. as long as you're not putting others in harm's way have at it

Right on, Tim... it should be
up to the...
individual... 'right to life', works in both directions.
A rational person should have the right to choose... Ely

To the religious "fervor", you should add the state of the "health care" business that won't let you die until every penny of medical procedures is exhausted.
Very nice write!

Thank you, Takis....delighted that you find the piece worthy of praise... I value your opinion.
Excellent point you raise about the 'health care' business... that's what is wrong with it... to my mind, at least... too much treating of symptoms and not enough on getting to the root of the problem...
Too many hospitals that are too damn  hung up on their bloody bottom line... Ely

Many angles to this one. I wouldn't want that decision in the hands of the state though. We are still under eugenics, they just call it bioethics nowadays. They might decide one day that the poor need to be reliefed from their misery once and for all. Other than that I am of course in favour of people deciding for themselves.

The state should have nothing to do with it... except to deter those who would prey on the vulnerable... and they WILL crawl out of the woodwork at the smell of money...
The decision, however, should be up to the individual...Ely

Well done for taking a poetic plunge into this 'dicey' topic.

"to torment those who...
do not believe as they do..."
Sometimes, with the reverting back to fundamentalism, I find it hard to believe we're in the 21st century.

A few years ago I wrote a little ditty as follows:

He was so sure his views were right
and everyone else's were wrong
he stood on the street corner
rattling a tin
to fund a mental list.  :)

Josh... Did you purposely pun that last line? It's a beaut! Ely

PS Thanks for stopping by...and for your commentary...

Cool poem! I don't often read political pieces, so this was refreshing. It says you're looking for critique, so I wonder if the lines would come off stronger without the ellipses. Great stuff overall.

You're right about the ellipsis... I do overdo... I prefer the  tilde that sits atop the N in espaÑol but Spanish keyboard will not  a llow same, so I use ellipses instead.
I wrote the poem in the form of three Senryu, and I use the ellipsis there... but admittedly there are more there than need be. I shall remove the rest... thanks, I appreciate your input. Ely

Unbelievable insight in very believable verse.
Great job.

WoW! I am truly flattered... thanks for your support, Snuggles... I'll do my best to deserve such heady praise... Ely