Final Curtain Poem by Michael Burch

final curtain
by Michael R. Burch

what would u give
to simply not exist—
for a painless exit?
he asked himself, uncertain.

then from behind
the hospital room curtain
a patient screamed—
"my life! "

Originally published by Setu. Keywords/Tags: final, curtain, death, mortality, suicide, euthanasia, uncertain, uncertainty, indecision, exit stage right, quick, painless, exit, hospital, patient, hospice, pain, painful, examination, surgery, existence, nonexistence, epitaph, eulogy