Neil Poiré’s farewell letter

Now I know. Life is perfect.
Life is excellent.
Life is full of magic, beauty, possibility.
And drama
And surprises
Numerous surprises
You, Father, are also in for a surprise
You did not wish for your son to become an actor
You chose another home for him– the army
So your son has a surprise for you:
His feet will never touch the ground again
He will never again taste life’s beauty
And you, Father, soon you must
Reach up to your son’s hanging corpse
And take the sack full of crowns for which you sold his life
to butchers

Neil Poiré