SUICIDE

19 Sep 2009

·Oludpoet

Amidst the barrenness of faith, of expectation and vision beyond the miasma silence of soothsayers, curse of unknown cause nameless ailment, disorders of countless order blindness of religious degree. Like a fugitive tired of a long reign on the wanted list he walked voluntarily into the station of death hands above his head Unknown to him answer to his prayers Survived the traffic of mystery And was racing down the fast lane of victory It was late when an empty note was retrieved with grief from the gloomy room where he had self-surrendered He should have listened to the gentle voice of hope: “Answer is on the way” According to World Health Organisation suicide is the leading cause of death worldwide It says suicide deaths account for more than half of all violent deaths in the world - more than all deaths from wars and homicides combined. http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-09-10-voa31.cfm

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I am a lyrical tailor stitching rags of fairly used words launder and perfumed with metaphors and imagery to make the world withing my reach a delightful place. For me creativity is a way of life and without reading good poetry and writing...

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