Goodbye Cruel World! Poem by Tony Sandy

I forget myself 
I forget the past.
I know with sadness 
That my life won't last. 

I remember 
These as the years
Full of loss,  
Full of tears. 

I see the future 
And its grim intention 
Of dragging me, screaming and crying 
Into another dimension 

I remember 
These as the years 
Empty of hope,  
Filled with fears. 

I shout my pain. 
I shout my defiance 
-I am losing my hold 
On all of my reliance. 

I remember 
These as the years 
Where no one listens 
Where no one hears. 

When I exit this world 
It will be with all guns blazing!  
I won't be pushed out 
Because I for one am brazen. 

I remember 
These as the years 
Full of whisky,  
Full of beers.