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 Suicide by bolt action

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PostSubject: Suicide by bolt action   Suicide by bolt action EmptyJanuary 12th 2011, 11:34 pm

Suicide by bolt action

It happened in Texas,
as within the story it read,
That a sorry, depressed Texan,
Was found in his home, dead.

Shot 5 times in the chest,
Bolt action rifle by his side.
The Coroner and Sherriff's best guess?
A clear case of . . . Suicide???

A suicide? Oh Really?
The mere thought made me exclaim.
My laughter made me teary.
Of my logic, let me explain.

This rifle must be loaded,
Shot after shot, by hand.
To be able to shoot oneself 5 times?
I simply failed to understand.

How could someone be so desperate
As to shoot himself, and then,
Pick himself up off the carpet,
Only to do the deed, AGAIN?

Perhaps I do not posses the ability
Or the despair, to have the will,
To be able to shoot myself critically,
Over and over, until the body's still.

Why if I were to fire, say thrice.
And saw I had never missed.
But found to my chagrin to be alive
I'd simply say "Screw it, You know what? I can live with this!"

"This is a true story!
Oh, not to me, but a Texas man. Ron Shock, Comedian and story teller tells this story (differently of course) in one of the original 'Blue Collar Comedy Tours'.
Check YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRqyy-OQLHU to watch it. I tried to embed it but is been disabled for this.




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PostSubject: Re: Suicide by bolt action   Suicide by bolt action EmptyJanuary 25th 2011, 12:53 pm

A tragic comedy indeed. Satire at it height.
You did this morbid tale justice my friend. And
you left me questioning as well, how could you
shoot yourself dead 5 times? Enjoyed. tc
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PostSubject: Re: Suicide by bolt action   Suicide by bolt action EmptyMarch 12th 2011, 10:05 pm

Lol, "only in America", pcshogun! It doesn't makes the "suicide" decision any easier to accept but your smooth flow and mostly-rhymed stanzas make easy reading. Good job, H x
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PostSubject: Re: Suicide by bolt action   Suicide by bolt action EmptyMarch 21st 2011, 8:43 am

This is well-penned. Did you send a copy to him?
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PostSubject: Re: Suicide by bolt action   Suicide by bolt action EmptyMarch 30th 2011, 7:40 pm

Quite tragic to hear, yes, but I can see the humor in this. I have a bolt action, and I know for a fact after I would shoot myself with it, I wouldn't be getting back up to reload. Nice, catchy write.

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PostSubject: Re: Suicide by bolt action   Suicide by bolt action EmptyApril 6th 2011, 7:21 am

Not only funny it was bloody well written well done.
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PostSubject: Re: Suicide by bolt action   Suicide by bolt action EmptyApril 25th 2011, 11:44 pm

Not many poems make me laugh but this did very much. Great poem.
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