(1 February 1902 – 22 May 1967 / Missouri)

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Suicide's Note

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

Submitted: Friday, September 12, 2003
Edited: Wednesday, February 01, 2012


Read poems about / on: river, kiss, suicide

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  • Joshua Ford (4/23/2013 7:39:00 PM)

    Ha Ha I thought this was hilarious

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  • Dragon Crenshaw (12/19/2012 10:50:00 AM)

    so basically the person drowned them self in a river? i'm just alittle confused on that but the poem's really good.

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  • Josh Mattingly (4/4/2012 2:09:00 PM)

    I eat suicide for breakfast

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  • Amy Marie (2/7/2010 3:19:00 PM)

    This poem is short, but I love the theme of Suicide ;) I thought that I was the only one who personified it...

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  • Diane Rastider (2/3/2010 5:28:00 PM)

    i dont like this poem very much i dont like how it is suicide

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  • Courtney Fay (7/28/2009 2:47:00 AM)

    I am borderline speachless

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  • Kia Jones (6/3/2007 10:43:00 PM)

    i like this poem, because it is a great personification, i wish i could use it for my project.

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  • Emily Zee (1/1/2007 11:16:00 PM)

    amazing, and doubly amazing for it's conciseness

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  • Melvina Germain (10/18/2006 12:14:00 AM)

    This says it all, excellent--Melvina--

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  • Dusty Slate (9/22/2006 4:03:00 AM)

    Perfection, no doubt-simple but revealing.

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