Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site osu-eddie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!cbosgd!osu-eddie!beslove From: beslove@osu-eddie.UUCP (Adam Beslove) Newsgroups: net.suicide Subject: Danny and my death wish. Message-ID: <258@osu-eddie.UUCP> Date: Sun, 21-Apr-85 11:33:00 EST Article-I.D.: osu-eddi.258 Posted: Sun Apr 21 11:33:00 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 22-Apr-85 01:34:37 EST Distribution: net Organization: Ohio State Univ., CIS Dept., Cols, Oh. Lines: 30 *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR 67 BUG *** This poem was written after my dorm-room neighbor was found alone at his home over Christmas break in '81 with a self inflicted shotgun wound to the head. I don't know why. This poem isn't for Danny. He just helped me write it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I want to be a candle With a flame high and bright. But I don't want to live forever, And will try with all my might To be a candle burning My last wax and wick: To be snuffed out, Forever, By one breese Strong and quick. >>>>Adam Beslove (c)1985 (aka Odious Verity) ====================================================================== (UUCP: ...!cbosgd!osu-eddie!beslove) (CSNet: beslove@ohio-state) The world is my sandbox, (ARPA: beslove%ohio-state.csnet@CSNET-RELAY) humanity my playmates.