Comments | exceptindreams: 778: Suicide's Note

exceptindreams

Mar 01, 2010 23:13

"Suicide's Note"
Langston Hughes

The calm,
Cool face of the river
Asked me for a kiss.

Comments 7

misters March 4 2010, 01:17:23 UTC

ooh, that gave me chills.

buymeaclue March 4 2010, 01:23:33 UTC

Ouch.

juice_by_alex March 4 2010, 04:35:48 UTC

i love this. i love how you can't really tell it's about a suicide without the title.

langston hughes is one my my favorites.

ginni_tamez March 4 2010, 05:04:15 UTC

Agreed, I love poems that really make use of the title instead of just tacking something on. Gorgeous piece.

secretsolitaire March 4 2010, 05:10:18 UTC

Love this.

siegesallee March 4 2010, 05:54:55 UTC

One of my favorite poems.