Review: Honoring past souls, possibly resuscitating others.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 1, 2014
Suicide Song (Songs) is a poignant subject that will touch your heartstrings whether you have personally lost someone, known friends who lost loved ones, or have never experienced loss of this nature. This story will touch you in a unique and memorable way. Having known people who felt suicide their only way to cope, this short story reached me on a personal level and the insightful writing held me spellbound.Sharp observations may make this a tough read for anyone with recent losses, but the author's interpretation somehow eased me into a new comfort zone and allowed me a different sense of closure.I read this story in ten minutes, then reread it, wanting to comprehend the variance of POVs. Wanda Hartzenberg thoughtfully concluded with her personal inflection, offering as valuable an asset to the story as the last moments of young Henry's life. Final words that to me offer hope to those who've regrettably fallen into a place so dark they believe ending it all is their only option. Not always, but many times people in abysmal despair need only one person to reach out and reaffirm their value. There are many ways to let people know how much they mean to you and others, but I especially loved this author's expression: "You will never be replaced."This story touched me deeply, and receives three stars only because it was too short.