A handwritten poem by Doors lead singer Jim Morrison that was found on the last page of a thick notebook in a Paris hotel room is scheduled to be auctioned.
"Last words, last words out," the final line of the poem read. Eerie.
The lead singer and songwriter of the 1960s rock group died at age 27, but the exact cause of death was never determined.
Whether the poem's words were a foretelling of what was to come is anyone's guess.
Auctioneer Paddle8 said bidding through June 25 is expected to reach between $60,000 and $80,000, according to AOL.
Morrison's songs, much like the poem being auctioned, often featured dark lyrics - some presume the prose was fueled by drugs and alcohol.
"He was kind of obsessed" by the theme of death from the very first album, said Simeon Lipman, a specialist who works on Paddle8's "Legendary" series of music memorabilia auctions.
"What stands out is the fact that the one on page 152 was indeed the last page of the notebook," Lipman said. "I actually saw the notebook when it was intact years ago and I remember seeing that last page and those last words and thinking, 'Wow, this is pretty powerful stuff.'"
"His writings can be taken so many different ways. Personally I like to visualize what he's saying. ... That's what makes his songs and poems so relevant today because people can envision them," he added.
The poem being auctioned was reportedly found inside Morrison's "fascination trunk," where he kept other personal belongings, such as more books and notebooks.
The writings inside the once intact notebook were broken apart and sold in pieces during the course of several years, Paddle8 revealed. The poem currently up for auction is numbered, but not dated.
"Light My Fire," "L.A. Woman" and "Riders on the Storm" were some of The Doors' biggest hits in the 1960s.
Jim Morrison moved to Paris in 1971 to focus on writing and to take a break from performing, but he died just a few months later, AOL reported.
While the French police ruled out foul play as a cause of death, an autopsy was never performed.
Morrison fans from around the world still visit the singer's grave in Paris.
"He is the prototype of that kind of brooding, brilliant rock star," Lipman said. "Because he died young, he's timeless like James Dean and Marilyn Monroe."
