Public Suicide

He liked big explosions
perfected special effects
pulled in great actors
and screen plays
made millions
but it wasn’t enough

somewhere
in the night
demons crept in
making him doubt
his own worth

his wealth
and fame
couldn’t fill the hole

so he parked
upon a bridge
climbed the fence
and took a dive
a public spectacle

of a different kind
made the evening news
all those
left behind 
wondered,

“What could
I have done?”

In Memory of Tony Scott