! ! ! ! Hanging By A Slender Thread...! ! ! ! Poem by Mamta Agarwal

! ! ! ! Hanging By A Slender Thread...! ! ! !

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Standing hunched on the parapet of a high rise,
At dusk, waiting impatiently for the night fall.
So many thoughts raced through the mind
Like a tree top shaking during a storm.

He climbed down…to or not to jump,
What if I just end up with broken limbs?
He thought tearfully swallowing a lump
In his throat; that would be worse than this…

Awoke startled, as birds announced it was dawn,
Is taking an extreme step an act of courage or cowardice?
Shaking the dust off his jeans saw the Sun rise…
Lines on the brow, in the morning light, pronounced.

Bedridden and injured… it would be living death,
Let us give life a try, he thought with a deep breath.
Never felt more alive, after he was gently chastised
Life is precious- a gift, bowed, grateful for the advice…

Mamta Agarwal
Saturday, February 21, 2009
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Rajnish Manga 31 March 2015

The enactment of a scene where a man with suicidal tendency suddenly abjures the obsession and says- Let us give life a try..... Life is precious- a gift, bowed, grateful for the advice…. Thanks for sharing this emotional piece of poetry.

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Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar 07 March 2009

A poem written gracefully, as usal 10

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Sulaiman Mohd Yusof 25 February 2009

Why human committed suicide? Pressurized stigma and dignity.

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Sathyanarayana M V S 24 February 2009

This is certainly a great poem. The treatment given to the subject is extraordinary. Yes Mamtaji, we have no right to take away the life gifted by God. Life is a cycle of joys and sorrows......not just one........Everyone has to remember.

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