04-22-2021, 11:30 PM
Hey tman-
I worked one poem over a period of 12 years, so you are not alone. I have also gone back to other poems and either made them "better", or permanently screwed them up. That said, there comes a time to cut them loose. Sometimes simply starting over can do the trick: try not to stay married to an idea when divorcing yourself from it is the better option.
I think part of the issue you're having here is establishing one person with two distinct voices (and which one is real).
Relating the cycles of manic depression to the seasons is a very good idea, yet that presents its own, separate issues.
I do know the feeling: why let an idea drive me crazy when I'm close enough to walk?
...Mark
I worked one poem over a period of 12 years, so you are not alone. I have also gone back to other poems and either made them "better", or permanently screwed them up. That said, there comes a time to cut them loose. Sometimes simply starting over can do the trick: try not to stay married to an idea when divorcing yourself from it is the better option.
I think part of the issue you're having here is establishing one person with two distinct voices (and which one is real).
Relating the cycles of manic depression to the seasons is a very good idea, yet that presents its own, separate issues.
I do know the feeling: why let an idea drive me crazy when I'm close enough to walk?
...Mark