“To be or not to be?”

A question many a man ask earnestly

To live a life of misery

Or lay thy’s head to early sleep

“To be or not to be?”

Thou dare ask a question unholy

In a world dashed with madness and folly

Life is but a cursed melee

“To be or not be?”

Life is but a fickle dream

In death, but a memory

To brethren, dichotomy

“To be or not to be?”

Many ask and many seek

Thee watch and count as many see

Not to be and end a dream

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Um, I feel like if you write a poem/story well you shouldn’t have to explain it but I had no idea what I was doing here so I’m just gonna explain it anyways.

The modern-day issue here is supposed to be the increasing suicide rate (hopefully that was clear) and which is why I used the line “To be or not to be?” (I stole it from Shakespeare himself in case you didn’t know).

I haven’t read a lot of Shakespeare’s work but I did try to read “Macbeth” and “The Merchant of Venice” though I didn’t understand 85% of what they were saying. I can understand 75% of what I wrote so clearly I’m doing something wrong.