life/death/WTF

[elwynsattic]

Not quite sure where this came from, but I wrote the poem below (the first one in almost ten months) for my husband, thinking about the recent (sudden) loss of one of his friends. I am usually more upbeat, but an unexpected death makes one pensive.

A friend told me last night that he thought one of his other friends was tired of life. My

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[anonymous]

"A friend told me last night that he thought one of his other friends was tired of life. My immediate question was, “how can you be tired of life?”

Many things can make you tired of life, trust me I know. Tim with his background in psychology could probably explain it better than I. Depression, financial or social setbacks, loss of friends and or family though death or other circumstances can weigh heavily upon you. Life as you know can be hard and some people are effected by stress and disappointment in many ways and they can become tired of what their life is or has become. You can become tired of life if life for you has become merely existence with no hope.

Mark.

[elwynsattic]

I think I understand that. I'm just weighing it against the feeling lately of waking up in the morning and feeling grateful that I am still here and still have another chance (for now).