My Suicide Rant (revised)

By Six-Out

Suicide.

It’s a touchy subject it seems. People can say how great it is, but if you mention it being bad even once, you’re labeled ‘insensitive’ or ‘evil’. Funny that very few people see that as wrong. It’s as if death is the new fad, and if you disagree, you’re just not cool. Well, my friends, I think that this logic is off, and something needs to be done about it.

I’ve decided to revamp, and repost my thoughts on this subject. I’ve toned down a few parts, so as to not offend too many people (like I care), but it seems that no one can take anyone else’s opinion and let them think what they want. I have just as much a right to protest this, as do those who praise it. If you don’t like what’s being presented, here’s a warning. DO NOT READ. These are my thoughts, not yours, if you don’t agree, that’s fine. But don’t expect me to feel sorry because you find what I feel to be not right.

Here is my rant on suicide:


It annoys me when I constantly hear people say that life sucks. I hear people say they have no reason to live, they have seen the worst, life is nothing more than suffering, and they should end it, via knife on arm, or some other method of stupidity. The really funny thing is, no one ever has any real reason as to why they think that their life is any worse than anyone else’s. Of course, that doesn’t matter, because a bad mark in school or a lost love at the age of 15 is plenty of reason to kill one’s self. In case you didn’t catch it, that was dripping with sarcasm.
I’d like to hear one person give me a logical reason as to how suicide could be good. That will never happen, because there is no good reason to kill yourself. As much as people would like to believe there is, and that maybe there really is NO reason to go on, that’s not the case. No one can tell me factually, that there is no reason to live. That death is better than life. Sure, we can guess, but guessing only counts when you’re trying to be wrong. When someone can sit me down, look me in the eye, and give me one good reason that being dead is better than being alive, I’ll never speak against it again. Until then, I’ll continue.

What I believe, and I don’t really care if you disagree because I won’t change, is that suicide is weak. People try to argue this saying that suicide actually takes strength to go through with it, and all that jazz. Well, let me tell you something, as far as taking strength, no. Strength is staying strong, hence where the word comes from, and actually making it through life. Strength is not giving up when something goes wrong, and not trying to take a cheap way out of the one good thing we have. Weakness, on the other hand, is taking the easy way out. Weakness is giving up. Therefore, suicide is weak. Suicide is giving up on life. Suicide is not having the guts, not having the strength to overcome the obstacles that are set before each of us, and actually sticking with something. Sure, life may seem pointless at times, but what is death? I fail to see any point in that.

And now from the weakness, we go to the weak. The people who actually go through, or attempt to, with this atrocity. Now this is the part that will probably offend the most people. But I’m saying it anyways. Those who commit, or attempt to commit suicide, are weak. The act is weak, and it takes an even weaker person to go through with it. I fail to see how someone can think that their life is so much worse than anyone else’s that they have to pull a trigger and put an end to it. And I know, I’ll hear countless stories of ‘you don’t know what I’ve been through’ and ‘you don’t understand unless you’ve been there’. Well, I do know what you’ve been through, and I do understand, because I have been there. I know what it’s like to feel that it’s all for nothing, yet I still sit here and say what I say. So again, suicide is weak, and the people who try it, are even weaker.

And that’s that. My thoughts, for all of you to tear apart. I’m waiting for someone to prove me wrong, please. Since apparently so many hated me after the first incarnation of this post, I want to know why, besides the obvious ‘you’re right, so I hate you because I’m dumb’ of course.

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Copyright 2004 Six-Out
Published on Sunday, July 18, 2004.     Filed under: "Comedy" and "Rant"
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  • Seraphic On Monday, July 19, 2004, Seraphic (209)By person wrote:

    Where do I start...suicide, an idea you know I've toyed with, but never went through with it, I'm content with just hurting myself every now and then, does that make me dumb? Any less worthy to be alive? Comments about the people who commit suicide and

  • Lynaes On Monday, July 19, 2004, Lynaes (854)By person wrote:

    Well, you know my thoughts on this. The only way of suicide I agree with is if the person in question was terminally ill..

  • Lynaes On Monday, July 19, 2004, Lynaes (854)By person wrote:

    and didn't want to go through the suffering, didn't want their family to see it. If it's agreed with the family, then I think it's a reason.

  • NikesRain On Monday, July 19, 2004, NikesRain (1240)By person wrote:

    ..not about to try and prove you wrong when I agree with you ;) Passionately written. I could hear you all the way out here.

  • Rachel On Monday, July 19, 2004, Rachel (210)By person wrote:

    I love you Six.

  • SilentStalker On Monday, July 19, 2004, SilentStalker (1047)By person wrote:

    ...okay, that's just sick... Scholar

  • Malice In Wonderland On Monday, July 19, 2004, Malice In Wonderland (976)By person wrote:

    ok no offense to anyone but im with darun on this one Scholar

  • Alanarchy On Sunday, July 18, 2004, Alanarchy (1168)By person wrote:

    People, don't kill yourselves. I mean, c'mon. Call me crazy, but I doubt there can be anything to gain. Only deep loss. For yourself, and your loved ones. And besides. When your at rock bottom, there's no place to go but up.

  • Alanarchy On Sunday, July 18, 2004, Alanarchy (1168)By person wrote:

    So, yeah. I agree with you, six. Whole-heartedly. That's my *(comment)*

  • Alanarchy On Sunday, July 18, 2004, Alanarchy (1168)By person wrote:

    And it hurts to call those people weak. It is true that some of us have it worse then others. Still... There's always someone who can help you. Maybe in that way, they are weak... They're unable to admit to other's that they've failed or that they need

  • Alanarchy On Sunday, July 18, 2004, Alanarchy (1168)By person wrote:

    *help. Pride can be a bitch. But then again, people in other parts of the world deal with stuff most people could never imagine. But they fight to hold on to life. after seeing what some go through and still carry on... what excuse does one have to ta

  • Alanarchy On Sunday, July 18, 2004, Alanarchy (1168)By person wrote:

    *take their own life. Especially when there's no good excuse in the first place... Maybe that's just me.

  • Malice In Wonderland On Sunday, July 18, 2004, Malice In Wonderland (976)By person wrote:

    Ok...Well I'm glad you posted this...I also went through this and admit to ebing weak anough to attempt suicide...But I came to learn theres ALWAYS a reason...I used to cut and everything else...I look back and wonder how I could do that to myself...Thank Scholar

  • A former member wrote: eh, if they want to kill themself, let them. if they dont think they have a "reason" to live, then they probably dont, because they've already drained themself of usefullness. this is all true, as it was before. Scholar

  • SilentStalker On Sunday, July 18, 2004, SilentStalker (1047)By person wrote:

    (bad stalker)...so it's wrong to commit suicide...I get that...now is it still wrong to let the dumb *expletive deleted*s do it...? I mean, it's not my battle; why try to fix someone else's problems when I have my own to fix...? Scholar

  • SilentStalker On Sunday, July 18, 2004, SilentStalker (1047)By person wrote:

    (good stalker)...nicely done...I only wish these people could only fathom the good things in life for a change...I talked one person out of this shit...it's not fun, and it's not easy...but it did make me feel better too... Scholar

  • A former member wrote: I know why suicide might be good... it eliminates all the "weak" disgraceful people out of the gene pool. More air and resources for me. Ha ha... funny funny. Scholar

  • A former member wrote: Anyway, I especially enjoyed the part about it being the weak way out. I agree entirely. This repost is much cleaner, and I think may be harder for poeple to disagree with. :) =-MO-= Scholar

  • SilentStalker On Monday, July 19, 2004, SilentStalker (1047)By person wrote:

    ...I guess you haven't seen the people that have been coming in lately...then again, they've probably already dealt with Six before...lol... Scholar

  • Drea On Sunday, July 18, 2004, Drea (1388)By person wrote:

    I'm not going to sit here and say 'How great this is' and 'How much you're right'. You know your right and I have to agree with you. There is no logical or illogical reason to kill one's self, end of story.

  • Jane On Sunday, July 18, 2004, Jane (53)By person wrote:

    I loved this... and it's really true. Suicide is mainly selfish... I've tried to kill myself three times. And I never had a good reason any of the three times. It was a selfish move and I thank God everyday that it never worked...


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