despairing of ever receiving
a warm cup of adoration from an ice-fisted world
decided to try their collective hands at suicide.
one unfortunate
leapt from a shallow curb into
a lazy rivulet of soapy off-wash
from a down-street suv’s summer bath.
all he got for his trouble was
a matching pair of soaked trouser cuffs.
another
hung himself from a bedroom closet robe-hook with
a noose fashioned from strands of spider saliva.
the only injury sustained was his pride
as he went bump in the embarassed dark
falling butt-first into a heap of dirty laundry.
one girl
locking herself in a high-school commode
played tic-tac-toe on her wrists with
a sharp red crayon.
upon being discovered
her reward was
to be marched to the school counselor’s office
by the vice-principal
and presented as a cautionary tale against
unsanitary body-piercing techniques.
yet another misbegotten soul
planted himself in the direct path of
a grandmother wobbling a shopping bag
on walker wheels.
he emerged from the debacle
boasting only a cracked cuticle upon his left big toe
and the uneraseable memory of her outraged scowl
finally
the poets gave up their tragedian’s act
as they slowly came to the realization that
whatever hated portions of liver and spinach
you excuse yourself from the night before
will be served cold for tomorrow’s breakfast.
so plug your nose
swallow hard
and graciously try to digest
whatever this brutal life throws on your tray.
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Whewee! All this depressing suicide and gore
Really hilarious, which is the way I feel sometimes when I read poetry on overly dramatic angst and I think, "oh, puh-lease. I love the second line and the words 'ice fisted world' How true! Thanks for the read, I'm glad I dropped by!
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Such talent! ^_^
Haha, this is fantastic! I very much enjoyed this, the wording was wonderful and it's very creative.
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Great
I think that none of them succeeded because their "art"
was not in it!
John
Nice going, very unique!
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lol I have had many a good chuckle over peices on here and this one does give me a decent belly laugh. I adored the metaphor in here and the way it pokes fun at the sad and indeed tragic community of suicides, but then being an Aussie I can see the funny side of most anything, lol that's the way we are Love, C
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Good job,good metaphors and imagery.
Nice job and work here.
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a good piece here of satire, ah the laughter and the tears we can all have smack us in the chops where ego winks online, we have all been there i think.
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Laughing and thinking you are a genius...
Every stanza a cause for hilarity! 
Oh, I do love this poem ever so much, truly. Your talent for humor is endless here. BRAVO!
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