Silver WInd Posted October 12, 2007 Report Posted October 12, 2007 The Creeper It is the creeper as soon as it enters the consciousness it will settle upon the chest slowly it steals the breath gnaws upon fears, hopes, and dreams a weight that tells you when it is there you squirm and twist trying to break free wicked claws dig into the skin eating away inch by inch it only grows tail twisting round acidity salivating once begun panic sets in and your psyche thrashes so the creeper feeds growing fatter with every gnash hungry, angry teeth and a belly never full the weight grows heavier when you are near to break do you defeat the creeper or does the creeper consume you?
Parmenion Posted October 12, 2007 Report Posted October 12, 2007 (edited) If I was to guess I would say this poem is about depression manifested as some kind of monster. Lines like: "you squirm and twist" and "and your psyche thrashes" are an attempt by the protagonist or author to pawn off this depression as being a commonality to all. Otherwise the term "one" or "I" would be used instead of "you". The theme and manner in which this is written is quite clearly a search. It is search for an audience to identify with the "you" aspect in the poem and to "get" the vision of depression and its manifestation within the framework of the poem. I found the poem poorly written about a common teenage topic tackled in an "abstract poetry" type manner that begs for credibility. Edited October 12, 2007 by Parmenion
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