Heath Ledger is Dead

31. For Heath

Another angel is taken,
Another branch has shaken,
to the core, as I wish…
the news was mistaken.

He had an honest face,
one that left many hearts breaking,
when he decided to walk down an isle,
admitting he was taken.

Then came the love of his life,
Someone even more dear than his future wife:
their tiny princess Miss Waltzing Matilda,
surrounded by a different kind of light,
so unbelievably magnetic and bright,
that it gave him enough will to try and fight,
as he dealt with his sworn enemy,
his own worst vice:
a darkness within that wouldn’t play nice.

But the light must have dimmed somehow,
because sadly, he has left for good now,
leaving behind an abandoned & broken family,
and a tearstained sea of grieving fans,
all wondering why this happened,
to such a beautiful man.

Another angel is taken,
Another branch has shaken,
to the core, as I wish…
the news was mistaken.

Those soulful eyes and that sturdy jaw,
can’t pierce our hearts anymore.
His sexy accent and freckled skin,
won’t light fires within our souls like before.
He is gone forever,
Since he lost his final fight,
Against a very cruel avenger called life.

No point asking what finally did him in...
Whether it was the drugs or the spirits,
will never change what was stolen
so cruelly from us,
too soon, without a real warning,
or much of a fuss.

Another angel is taken,
Another branch has shaken,
to the core, as I wish…
the news was mistaken.

Rest easy Pretty Angel,
you will be sober & safe now...
We hadn’t met yet, in this life,
but we’ll have our chance in another one,
someday, somehow...

May he rest in peace... the world will miss him.

Posted at 4:45PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by bb83

32. You guys are all being silly with your OMG's and WTF's. I, personally, am not surprised at all. Moat sensible people know that those like Heath, who become VERY famous at a young age, have a hard time with it and end up drinking and partying and on all kinds of prescription drugs. Judy Garland is just one of many examples I could name. What I'd like to know is what is it about the career of acting and being famous that does this to far too many people out there.

Posted at 4:41PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Tarynn

33. this is sad news to all australians. the boy from oz. hollywood you take so many away, both young and old. Heath you are forever in our hearts. may you rest in peace. my heart goes out to your family and friends who you have left behind. why did you do it. river phoniex now you. why? R.I.P.

Posted at 4:50PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by fluffy

34. Why? Why? When he appeared in the film The Closer, as a Roman Catholic sin-eater, I had the worst feeling... and wished he hadn't taken the role, it was too satanic, too dark, too scarey... and then, in the end of December, I wondered who would be the first person in January 2008 to die, the first person of fame, I mean, of 'important' fame..., and now it is him... :( i don't wonder why, in this case, i just wonder if it isn't related to that film... :( Requiem in Pace. Heathcliff Ledger, 1979 - 2008

Posted at 4:46PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Elaine Wondering

35. who in this god dammed world invented drugs. does your brain not tell you no. i guess not. i watch so many programs on america and i can tell i am disgusted with your crime rate and your drug explosion. nearly every household does drugs. if it is so bad over there why not leave for a better life. this is no reflection on Heath Ledgers Passing. to all you junkies out there GET A LIFE.
may you rest in peace Heath Ledger and may god take away any pain that you suffered.

Posted at 5:34PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by baffled

36. I can't belive he is dead. He was such a great actor!!!! I wiah it wasn't true. Why couldn't of someone else died?!?! Oh, strike that, I'm so upset.

God Bless you in heaven, Heath. God bless his family and his daughter, Matilda. God Bless his fans. Please help rid of the pain, Amen

Posted at 5:44PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Ashley

37. Beware of ambien people - it has bad interactions like allergic shock , heart attack and worse.. it can be abused...

I read this information on a Rx website

Ambien Overdose

Ambien with the generic name of Zolpidem belongs to a class of medicines that effects the central nervous system, called sedative hypnotics. Ambien is closely related to a family of drugs called benzodiazepines. These drugs cause sedation, muscle relaxation, act as anti-convulsants (anti-seizure), and have anti-anxiety properties. Ambien has selectivity in that it has little of the muscle relaxant or anti-seizure effect and more of the sedative effect. Therefore, it is used as a medication for sleep. People who take too much Ambien may become excessively sleepy or even go into a light coma. The symptoms of overdose are more severe if the person is also taking other drugs that depress the central nervous system. Some cases of multiple overdoses have been fatal.

When abused, Ambien tablets are taken orally, crushed and then snorted, or dissolved in water and "cooked" for intravenous injection.

Overdose of Ambien may include:

sleepiness
confusion
dizziness
clumsiness
severe nausea or vomiting
staggering
difficult or slow breathing
slowed heart rate
unconsciousness

Posted at 5:10PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by ambien stocks going down

38. heath i dont know why u had to be taken so soon and if u did it yourself who are we to judge...we're all thinking of ur family especially ur daughter at this sad time...r.i.p big guy xx

Posted at 5:11PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by ciara hughes

39. I bet they will find out he overdosed on ambien by orally taken to many pills or by snorting the ambien pill powder......
on people.com..... friends and strangers which met him around the city of new york at all times in the morning...... knew he was suffering from insomnia..........

The people magazine article:

New York's Washington Square Park is sometimes a haven for the stray homeless to get some shut-eye, curled up on a bench somewhere. For Heath Ledger, it was a place to roam while sleep evaded him.

"He would walk early in the morning – around 6:30 a.m. or 7," says retired city-worker Tony Rivera, 52, who walks his dog in the park each day at that time, "because, he said, he always had trouble sleeping. That's why he'd come out so early in the morning."

Once in a while, Ledger, 28, would watch the early-morning chess players in action – sometimes even joining them. He often talked about his daughter, says Rivera, who struck up a chat with the actor during one of his sleepless strolls. "He said it was a great thing, being a dad."

But Ledger's friendly banter with park locals was always punctuated by one recurring complaint: "He'd say, 'I'm very tired,' " Rivera recalls, "and he looked it."

Ledger, the type of actor who immersed himself in his film roles, spoke in a recent interview about how work-related stress gave him insomnia. During the shooting of his last completed film, The Dark Knight, Ledger told The New York Times in November that he often took the prescribed sleeping aid, Ambien, in an attempt to coax himself into a slumber.

"Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night," he told The Times. "I couldn't stop thinking. My body was exhausted and my mind was still going." Ledger continued to say that taking one pill had no effect on him. He'd have to take second to fall asleep, only to awake an hour later with his "mind still racing."


Partying Until Sunrise
Ledger's reported hard-partying drinking at all hours of the night may have been another way for him to try and self-medicate himself to sleep. "He partied a lot," one friend of Ledger's told PEOPLE. "He didn't really stop partying. At nights when I was going home, he was just starting. He was part of the New York scene." Another club regular recalls that Ledger would arrive at Manhattan lounge, The Beatrice Inn, at 3:30 a.m., "and he never left until sunrise."

But not home to sleep, it seems. Instead, Ledger would be out for a walk in the park and perhaps he'd play a groggy game of chess with strangers. "He didn't seem to be such a good chess player," recalls Rivera, "but I'm not sure ..."

Ledger, perhaps, wasn't interested in winning or losing. He was just trying to calm his "racing" mind so he could once and for all get some sleep as the rest of the city woke up.

• Reporting by STEVE ERWIN and TIFFANY MCGEE


PS. tragic that he died alone in a cold, large apartment without family or friends nearby to help him........

Posted at 5:48PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by ambien stocks going down

40. I cant belive hes really dead. I heard a rumor out here in hawaii that he was found in mary-kates apt. i dont know, didnt see that one coming i guess.
shoots 808state

Posted at 5:56PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by 808state

41. Keith ledger was murdered he didn't commit suicide come on people his girlfriend wanted him killed so she can have an affair with someone else or was jealous because he was making more money than her it just doesn't sound and look right

Posted at 6:19PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by katie

42. To respond to someone's post...Drugs are not only used in the US. They are used all around the world. I think the media overseas gives the US a bad reputation. I don't think drugs are used in every household. They are not in mine, so I don't think the US should be blamed for Heath's or anybody's drug use. It is up to an individual to ingest such things. Americans aren't druggies, sex-crazed, and violent people like the media portrays. So stop believing what you watch on television. It's FICTION.
And Amy Winehouse is not in the US, but in Britain and look at her. So please stop blaming the US for the downward spiral of some people. It happens everywhere. RIP Heath and my sympathy for your family and friends.

Posted at 6:59PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Rachl

43. Heaven needs more Angels. Gob bless you Heath. We will never forget you and you will always in our heart. Thank you for the movies and memories. Rest in Peace bro.

Posted at 6:44PM on Jan 23rd 2008 by Ferdinand Vasquez

44. Celebrity Whoremonger

you too are heartless and uncaring. do me a favor, dont believe everything you read. he didn't do drugs, he wasnt a crazy partier, he was a father and a great actor.

grow a spine!

Posted at 4:21PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Krism729

45. andrea

LOSER! once again people, dont believe everything you read..

have respect!!! god, a man died, a father.

Posted at 4:22PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Krism729