7th Annual Poems About Suicide Month

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Sisyphus, Steppenwolf - anyone? Discussion?

When I was a teen I thought I was the Steppenwolf.
Now I'm middle aged I'm shit scared to read that book,
I looked for it yesterday in the 2nd hand book shop
but it wasn't there which means it's not time to read it again.
I'm sacred that it might kill me or bring enlightenment.
Same thing really.

When I was about 14 my favorite older sister came to the house (she was long gone from the family house) and tossed a copy of Steppenwolf in my lap and told me I should read it.  Changed my life.  In a good way.  Not sure why you should be afraid to read it now; the Steppenwolf ended up finding the secret of joy.

I do remember and always will the section where he discusses setting a date (age 50, as I remember it) when he would decide whether or not to commit suicide.  Of course, instead he stumbled into the Magic Theater.  If I remember right.