e in to despair, because life is too precious a gift to waste it that way. I think that though it can touch anyone's heart, A Person/A Paper/A Promise has a stronger effect on people who, like me, have lost (or nearly lost) a loved one to suicide. Sometimes, we just don't understand how a person could kill himself. Throughout the poem, we learn about the kind of life the character's living and we sort of come to sympathize with him and understand his feelings. And yet, we can't help but feel impotent, seeing someone, even if he is fictional character, end his life by choice. This poem has made me aware of how I should make the best of what I have and live every instant to the fullest. And if I may ever find myself in a situation where I think I'm completely helpless, I'll know that life goes on and ending isn't the way to solve my problems. ...
