04-13-2012, 09:10 AM
The ideas you are reaching for aren't bad though I got them from your explanation not the poem. Death as an addict searching for the perfect fix with diminishing returns.
Leading off from the idea of its never as good as the first time and treating the deaths like great moments when he got high or bad junk would be an interesting angle.
If you've never read it look at Eyes Fastened With Pins by Charles Simic for another example of death personified.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171689
Best,
Todd
Leading off from the idea of its never as good as the first time and treating the deaths like great moments when he got high or bad junk would be an interesting angle.
If you've never read it look at Eyes Fastened With Pins by Charles Simic for another example of death personified.
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171689
Best,
Todd
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson