Dying

Why can’t dying be simple?
Like bursting a tiny pimple.
Instead of a long drawn out death
As you wait to take your last breathe
When you’re suffering a terminal illness,
Do you long for that permanent stillness?
Having to suffer such pain
To get to the end you attain.
Would euthanasia be a better way?
Or do you cherish every minute of the day?
Life can really be cruel,
When you face that final duel.

Many True Words

In this piece Andrew, think that quite a few people will be able to relate to this.
Very good piece, very well written,
Dave

a gut-wrenching experience...

a heart-felt poem - you express yourself so well on such a difficult subject. Very nice poem, Andrew.

joyce

Thank you

Thank you to you both, A friends father just died after a long illness and it made me think.
Andrew

wow!! kewl write

luv'd it Andrew, death is one of my favourite topics for some strange reason and this poem is definately a winner... your rhyming flows effortlessly... you must be a really experienced, talented poet to conjour up a work of art like this
you deffo got something :-)
snuggly bug .x.x.

Thanks

Thanks very much Snuggly bug, they are very nice comments.
Andrew

Andrew

really good write. i like it alot and i know what you mean when death is drawn out...
i like how you write about alot of different topics! nice job on this one.
Linda

Source for Discussion

Andrew,

You have a whole lot of heavy shit in this piece and I'm sure that in the right quarters it would start many a diatribe...both pro and con. It's good to write a piece that makes the reader think and perhaps take a stand.

Write on,

Pete

Unsure

Pete
To be honest, I'm not quite sure how I feel about what I wrote, as I said a friends father just died, after a long illness, you hear people saying at the end when he was very ill, that it would be better for him if he died,asap, now i know they mean well, but I tried to put myself in his situation, would I be totally fed up, or would I be clinging to living, it made me think, I suppose you will only know when its you facing that decision.
Andrew

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