Sunday, February 20, 2022

Hunter S. Thompson, Today

Hunter killed himself on this day, in 2005.
In his note he said
He should have done it long before
What use is it being a legend
When you are still alive
Inside him was a barely controlled fire
He was torn in life, by desire
And not knowing the reasons
Needing to know what exists
Can one enjoy a life of misery
If you find truth buried in hate and scorn
What happens if you find the end
And nothing is there
What can one learn from terror
After a life of revealing ugliness
In society, in the undergrowth
He didn't fight it
He lived it, unpeeled it
Holding it up to the light