Zen & the Art of Suicide (poem) by Ed Matlack on AuthorsDen

Zen & the Art of Suicide
by Ed Matlack → (All Poetry by Ed Matlack)
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A weak attempt at suicidal humor...if such a thing exists...(I am fine, no attempts nor failures of late...)

Zen & the Art of Suicide… Not a subject to take on lightly, It can be quite messy and unsightly, If I really wanted to die, A soul I would not to divulge, Doing it that way would be to do so politely… If there were a time for suicide, It would be in a time that I would bide, No one would ever know if I messed up after I tried, I would have to wait till the next time and do so again on the slide… Suicide is not a subject of humor, I realize this but just had to quell a rumor, The only way that I would become a self boom boomer, Is if I had been told that I had an inoperable malignant tumor… How does one make suicide into comedy? Maybe on stage they might have the remedy, Just understand I did write this for shits and giggles, Better that this is being typed as my handwriting is basically squiggles… © ed ~ 4/28/05

Reviewed by Katy Walsvik (Reader)

Reviewed on April 30, 2005

Sigh... I live in fear of it everyday, as you know... BUT... what have we got if we lose our sense of humor? NADA... therefore, I come not to complain, Caesar, but to praise... this is a genuine HOOT!.. with a little of the uninvolved technology tossed in... glad you're well. I enjoyed this one hugely, EM... katy xox

Reviewed by Bobbie Hess (Reader)

Reviewed on April 29, 2005

No, not a humorous subject; however, if I were to consider this, I would most probably get the little paperclip helper above. Then I would probably end up really doing it because it would drive me over the top. I can see headlines now "Paperclip cause of Suicide" -- on the other hand, suicide (successful--if you want to put it that way--or not) is not to be taken lightly. A very serious problem today. Maybe the way you state it here will stop someone and help them to think life/death through more rationally. b

Reviewed by Roger Ochs

L'Chaim

Reviewed by Tinka Boukes

Reviewed on April 28, 2005

Oh I guess reading yourown handwriting is suicide already Hmmmm?

Mine too...a true killer to unscramble after I penned it down in good faith...lol!!

The end product always end up looking and reading differently...Whahahahahahahaha...I guess you can say I kill myself more than twice per day!!

Love Tinka