05-28-2016, 01:40 PM
(05-28-2016, 11:35 AM)Pdeathstar Wrote: I'm missing the significance of the last line and the line break on the first line, but I feel they might be related so perhaps it is only one thing I am lacking.The last line originally read, "I don't believe in reincarnation," but I didn't think it worked with the meter. The idea is that I'm waiting for my son to come home on the bus, he's not late or anything, but I can't help but be overwhelmed by irrational feelings of terror that something terrible has befallen him. So, saying I don't believe in reincarnation is underscoring the irrationality of my fear.