#55

“Paradise”


Here I am, on a completely deserted island.
Tons of food, clothing, and shelter are on this island.
But there is nobody else living on this island.

I have lots of things to do.  I am completely free.
I can have anything on this island I can see.
But I have no one to share this paradise with me.

I have lots of privacy.  No one can bother me.
I would like some friends, but I have this island for me.
But I need to have friends.  I need some company.

I am not that worried about getting a few friends.
What I am concerned about is getting a girlfriend.
No one else lives in this island, so I can’t have friends.

Most people can get a girlfriend, but I have no choice.
With no one else on this island, it leaves me no choice.
No female can see me.  No female can hear my voice.

I have everything to live, but I do not have love.
I will have to live my whole life without having love.
I will not choose to live if I do not have some love.

One way or the other, I will have to pay the price.
I could live loveless and enjoy this great paradise,
or I could leave this life forever by sacrafice.

Self-sacrafice would be great, but how would it be done?
I get a rope and tie it to a tree near the sun.
I tie the rope around my neck.  My death has begun.

I hang from the tree.  I die peacefully and nice.
I could have lived so great, but I took my own advice.
Having a girl is better than any paradise. 

4-23-97
7:33PM



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