eventually became too much for her to handle. These disappointments were also the reason she continued to work so hard. It was never for herself but always to try and make her parents proud. The repeating stanza which begins in the third line of the poem is representative of the feelings of suicide, and the feelings of inferiority that we all feel but may not vocalize. These stanzas are her parents voice which eventually becomes her unconscious mind telling her over and over that she is “not good enough.” Each verse that follows is herself defining why she believes she is not good enough.As this poem is ending the student is “sillied and dizzied” by her life. She is sacrificing her self, her women hood, which is so fragile like that of a wing of a bird. The student is making her window her alter in which to offer herself. She believes by offering her self as a penance she will be escaping all her pain. The snow burdens her wings, just as her parents burdend her with their expectations. The snow covers her body “ like whispers of sorries.” The student is so distraught and depressed that the only choice is to kill herself. She feels like her broken body and scattered ashes will speak the things she never could say.Janice Mirikitani’s words in this poem are sad and her message is blunt. This poem has a way of shaking it’s reader into hearing speech and action. “Suicide Note” illustrates an individuals need to be themselves, as well as parents instinctual nature to want the best for their children, and how both of these things go completely wrong....
