Mercy Killing by William Wright, Jr.

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I’ve never had the stomach
to send this life crashing down
all around me, in a fit of distress

Eternity
pleads, in the dead of night
but I’ve never had the heart
to return its bitter-cold glare

The will is with me in brief
when I’m swarmed by the hateful past
When I’ve dwelt too long
in this shell of myself

©  William Wright, Jr.

Excerpt form the book “I Have A Name”

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Preface  . . .  

We live in a society whereby there is an astounding increase in what is known as ‘the invisible disorders.’  We may be living with one or more of them ourselves, or perhaps it could be our parent, our child, our grandchild or the person working at the desk beside us.  These hidden, or not so hidden disorders are…

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