When you had played with life a space
And made it drink and lust and sing,
You flung it back into God's face
And thought you did a noble thing.
"Lo, I have lived and loved," you said,
"And sung to fools too dull to hear me.
Now for a cool and grassy bed
With violets in blossom near me."
Well, rest is good for weary feet,
Although they ran for no great prize;
And violets are very sweet,
Although their roots are in your eyes.
But hark to what the earthworms say
Who share with you your muddy haven:
"The fight was on — you ran away.
You are a coward and a craven."
"The rug is ruined where you bled;
It was a dirty way to die!
To put a bullet through your head
And make a silly woman cry!
You could not vex the merry stars
Nor make them heed you, dead or living.
Not all your puny anger mars
God's irresistible forgiving.
"Yes, God forgives and men forget,
And you're forgiven and forgotten.
You may be gaily sinning yet
And quick and fresh instead of rotten.
And when you think of love and fame
And all that might have come to pass,
Then don't you feel a little shame?
And don't you think you were an ass?"
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re: Suicide
I've never found any scripture which expressly forbids taking one's own life. Life is a gift from God and shouldn't be thrown away lightly, but what about degree? Certainly there is heroic suicide, coward's suicide, and other varieties: heartbroken, accidental, merciful, psychotic, etc. Do we really think God has a one-size-fits-all policy?
If I read my bible correctly, we are saved by faith, not of works. Faith in God should trump our lack of faith in ourselves. The act of trusting God should trump the act of bringing our life to a close prematurely. -
Excellent
This is quite good. I like the style, and the, shall we say, differences in eloquence, gives it a subtle sense of underlying sarcasm. At least that's what I sense.
Though, for the record, I do not believe that people who commit suicide are forgiven. -
8/10
I like the dark humor in this and also the anguish I can read that there is sorrow in this, plus the anger makes good angst. A great piece here, this would go well on if you commit suicide where do you go? And from this piece, heaven since you say that god forgives and they forget.
a great piece here.
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