A poem by Isaac

JIGAI (Suicide in Japanese)

This is a poem of life
Of battles worn (won) and lost
Amidst tears of sadness and Joy
Tears that carved our names on life’s battleground

This is a poem of death
Death – chosen as the only escape
The only way out of life’s maze
Out of the depression of poverty in wealth

This is a poem of the afterlife
Of the comfort that lies in tomorrow’s anonymity
The painlessness of utter darkness
The type that comes only after one’s last breath

This is a poem of how it all ends
Prepared for the final ritual
Rope like rings ready for engagement
The beginning of the end.