Incremental suicide

the procurator fiscal     ruled it misadventure      an accidental overdose     of sleeping pills and booze     but I knew better     this was the final act     of an incremental suicide       he’d been reaching for oblivion     for most of his adult life      too much was never enough     to feed the tyrant       that reigned sovereign in his heavy heart     but who could name that beast?       or explain its dark design?       for here was a lonely man      who was never alone     who was well loved         and loved well in return