06-18-2012, 07:09 PM
@Billy
Well, crack doesn't really involve veins splitting. Asides from being very thin and ill-looking, you wouldn't really be able to spot a crack addict in a crowd. And lots of homeless people look thin and ill so that isn't really a great one to go on. Really, the physical body abuse of drug use is a moot point. You could argue it is no different to people drinking alcohol or smoking tobacco (both of which are physically more harmful then most illegal drugs) - the reason crack is such a negative drug is because of the psychological effects, which my poem does dip into a little bit.
@Dale
I don't really see how I can personalize him without losing the effect. He is meant to be vague and shadow-like. I'm up for suggestions though.
Okay, sorry but I completely disagree. I don't think drug abuse/addiction is comparable to rape and domestic abuse. I also think you should always be compassionate and understanding. I understand that you/others have had bad experiences, but my experiences have been hugely different from yours. I know that drug addiction doesn't strip someone of their personality and morals/feelings. I'm offended, after all I smoke cigarettes! Why are my addictions okay and not other peoples? My nan is an alcoholic, but she still feels emotions and she still has morals. One of my best friends is a drug addict, but she'll fall over herself to do something for you. My brothers sister was addicted to anti-depressants. Most of my friends during college were habitual marajuana smokers. My auntie is over-weight and can't stop herself eating.
Lots of people have addictions. They don't make you into monsters. It is far more complicated then that.
I have been used and abused by various people throughout my life, but I still feel compassion, even to those who have done me great harm. Forgiveness releases yourself as well as the person in question. I understand that not everyone can easily feel the way I do, but negative emotions are a burden.
I do appreciate your comments and I get where you come from, but I just have a very different opinion to you on this matter. I mean, maybe in ten years I'll have changed, but I'd be very surprised. I don't think this is an issue of me being a naive youth so much as having had very different experiences, and having a generally different way of viewing people. I'm not exactly as pure in my open-mindedness as I'd like to be, for instance I really struggle to sympathize with the very wealthy, and most politicians.
I shall read your poem and give some feedback : P
@addy
Well, he isn't really a faded rockstar, that was just a play on words as rock is street for crack - although I did want to have the imagery that comes with it. He's just a homeless young man from a negectful/abusive past who escapes from his troubles by smoking crack. I don't really understand what more you'd need to know, but I'm open to suggestions!
Well, crack doesn't really involve veins splitting. Asides from being very thin and ill-looking, you wouldn't really be able to spot a crack addict in a crowd. And lots of homeless people look thin and ill so that isn't really a great one to go on. Really, the physical body abuse of drug use is a moot point. You could argue it is no different to people drinking alcohol or smoking tobacco (both of which are physically more harmful then most illegal drugs) - the reason crack is such a negative drug is because of the psychological effects, which my poem does dip into a little bit.
@Dale
I don't really see how I can personalize him without losing the effect. He is meant to be vague and shadow-like. I'm up for suggestions though.
Okay, sorry but I completely disagree. I don't think drug abuse/addiction is comparable to rape and domestic abuse. I also think you should always be compassionate and understanding. I understand that you/others have had bad experiences, but my experiences have been hugely different from yours. I know that drug addiction doesn't strip someone of their personality and morals/feelings. I'm offended, after all I smoke cigarettes! Why are my addictions okay and not other peoples? My nan is an alcoholic, but she still feels emotions and she still has morals. One of my best friends is a drug addict, but she'll fall over herself to do something for you. My brothers sister was addicted to anti-depressants. Most of my friends during college were habitual marajuana smokers. My auntie is over-weight and can't stop herself eating.
Lots of people have addictions. They don't make you into monsters. It is far more complicated then that.
I have been used and abused by various people throughout my life, but I still feel compassion, even to those who have done me great harm. Forgiveness releases yourself as well as the person in question. I understand that not everyone can easily feel the way I do, but negative emotions are a burden.
I do appreciate your comments and I get where you come from, but I just have a very different opinion to you on this matter. I mean, maybe in ten years I'll have changed, but I'd be very surprised. I don't think this is an issue of me being a naive youth so much as having had very different experiences, and having a generally different way of viewing people. I'm not exactly as pure in my open-mindedness as I'd like to be, for instance I really struggle to sympathize with the very wealthy, and most politicians.
I shall read your poem and give some feedback : P
@addy
Well, he isn't really a faded rockstar, that was just a play on words as rock is street for crack - although I did want to have the imagery that comes with it. He's just a homeless young man from a negectful/abusive past who escapes from his troubles by smoking crack. I don't really understand what more you'd need to know, but I'm open to suggestions!