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WHAT TO DO WHEN IT IS TIME TO COMMIT SUICIDE

When it is time to commit
suicide you must cut the wrist
with a longitudinal slash, the longer
the better.

When it is time to commit
suicide you must put the gun
in your mouth and then shoot
upwards toward the brain.

When it is time to commit
suicide you must take ten bags
of heroin, dump them into
the cooker, cook them well. A large
guage needle, preferably a 21 will serve
you best. Empty the hypodermic
into your vein.

When it is time to commit
suicide, make sure someone
you love is willing to do it
for you if you are unable to
do it yourself.

When it is time to commit
suicide, call a doctor that
you trust.

When it is time to commit
suicide you will think it is
time to commit suicide.

The worst thing that can happen
when you try to commit
suicide is that you might
live through it.

One theory about life is
that if you commit suicide
you must repeat everything
in your next life.

You don't always get what
you want. Go back
to the beginning of the poem.

© MARC GOLDFINGER

 

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