My old friend said.
And then he put
The gun to his head.
Coraggio —
That’s what it took
To kill the pain
With a hunk of lead.
Coraggio —
It’s no walk in the park.
The night is dark,
And my friend is dead.
Arts, Media & Culture News with 'tude
by Jan Herman
an ArtsJournal blog
Leon Freilich says
Fine, moving poem, Jan. Sorry you lost your friend.