05 MAR 87

When I express my wish to die;

you say I am just lying to myself,

I am only just a little unhappy.

What you say; I know is not true,

I wouldn't lie about something like that to you.

You say there are so many reasons to live,

well, I would like you to name a few;

the loneliness, the heartache, the pain,

I can do without,

but they seem to be what life is about.

Maybe I should get angry or cry,

at the way life is treating me,

but it's not worth the effort anymore.

Give me a reason not to give in.

Give me a reason to stand the loneliness,

the heartache, the pain.

Give me a reason to live.

CALDER WOLFE