The Funeral of Mark Cecil

[Mark Cecil]

Thanks all for your feedback it has given me a lot to think about.  

The piece reflects on a time when I was in hospital and I was suffering from a severe manic episode so the vanity is evident as a result.  I refer to the Charlie Hebdo shootings because I was in hospital at the same time they happened and I also feared in my manic state I would be shot by the IRA. 

River Notch I taken your criticism on board I think I'll refer to the great figures of France I compare to the leaders of the revolution as you suggest men like Robespierre, Danton and Marat as this will be a strong link to the association of the charlie Hebdo attacks and the issues surrounding freedom of speech.  I think my own descent into mania could also be paralleled to Robespierre supposed madness and fall from grace during the french revolution.   Lizziep your probably right I probably need a bit more showing and not telling.

I'll admit there is a few cliches that need to be taken out ("the perishing of the mind" and "the way of the beasts"). I think I need to develop the comparison with Charlie Hebdo a bit more

Also I tried to create a rough metre, as each line is between 9-11 syllables