Upon Wanting to Die

Neville

Upon Wanting to Die

 

There is nothing random here

believe me darling ..

Death would not become you

since you are,

as yet, far too alive and anyway

I would surely

miss you, oh’ so very dearly ..

No doubt for the

eternity you think it offers ..

However, if you

would but swear on oath,

to eventually

return, as and when, that is ..

Then I shall teach you

all you need to know, to explore

the wilderness of it ..

Until such time as your curiosity

is well and truly sated

 

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 8th, 2023 02:01
  • Comment from author about the poem: Dont try this at home folks 🐧
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  • orchidee

    A fine write N.
    Now KP does not want to die, but she looks like an old 'death warmed up' trout! lol.

    • Neville



      I bet you are both very happy together really

      • orchidee

        Yes, a love-hate relationship. heehee.
        The trout's gone rotten. What a pong! KP's not washed for ages. She's saving water. lol.

        • Lorna

          Shame on you Orchi! Be nice............

          • orchidee

            Yes, I will be nice, and say each day 'Good Morning Trout'.
            She says 'You wouldn't like me treating you like you treat me'.
            I reply 'But I'm not you!' Ohh, I just don't care! lol.

            • Lorna

              I don't know who's being mean to who but God says be nice anyway.............you tell us that!

              • orchidee

                It's me being daft! lol.
                Woof, says Fido - what's to be done with Orchi? (message from Fido there).

                • Lorna

                  Fido......... take care of him..........

                • Lorna

                  I've given pragmatic thought to suicide many times but haven't done (obviously) .... saving for a true emergency like fatal cancer or an asteroid coming our way but your words would surely stop the most convinced among us. It would take the thought of someone else's pain ........... this was masterful.......

                  • Neville



                    thank you so much Lorna, and please excuse the late response I am feeling very much under the weather .. Neville

                    • Lorna

                      So sorry........... hope someone is putting a cold cloth on your head....... they always do that in the movies....... feel better.

                    • Fay Slimm.

                      Oh Nev - a title to ponder and then read on. - -If ever seeing a similar need. exploring the "wilderness" of life would surely catch the curiosity of one wanting death - an example of true care put into tender poetic language that touches the heart - the phrase " Death would not become you" brought this reader near tears........x

                      • Neville


                        How very kind Fay, many thanks as always .. sorry for my late response but am feeling a bit poorly .. x

                      • Mottakeenur Rehman

                        Its message of hope and love is a reminder that even in the darkest moments, there is always someone who cares and is willing to help.

                        • Neville



                          You sir are bang on target .. many thanks Mott ..

                        • Bella Shepard

                          Such a difficult write dear friend, it is hard to understand a state of mind where life is so intolerable that death seems the answer to a prayer. The healthy brain cannot conceive of such a thing, and yet it does strike the vulnerable. You write so beautifully of the other, who will hold onto that person with compassion and understanding, until the dark cloud passes. Very powerful dear Nev!

                          • Neville



                            I am so glad you approve, thanks a million Bella ..

                          • L. B. Mek

                            (the amount of times
                            the writes we choose to share, feels in-sync
                            amazes me, Hyung
                            must be something in those grey clouds
                            we ponder beneath)
                            what is it about ending's, that intrigues
                            our imagination's muse, time n again
                            we ponder and boldly fantasize
                            yet
                            to glimpse our panicked faces, when merely
                            slipping, upon fate's banana skins
                            it makes one realise
                            that distance of theory, in aftermath
                            of our inevitable finite
                            is what really, entices us
                            running to escape
                            unwilling to comprehend, the weight
                            of our looming goodbyes:
                            'I would surely
                            miss you, oh’ so very dearly ..
                            No doubt for the
                            eternity you think it offers ..'
                            (your empathetic artistry
                            at its irresistible, subtle best)

                            • Neville



                              Even from this sick bed I feel compelled to send you my heart felt thanks brother Mek

                              • L. B. Mek

                                oh no, get well soon my friend
                                hope you have a lovely week



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