Halloween Monster

My favorite halloween villain is Jigsaw, the character from the Saw movies. He is my favorite because he is a bad guy and kills people but only people that are hurting themselves or others, and still gives them a way out of dying, however too painful for the majority. He is a psychological mastermind in his plots and its pretty cool.

Poems

I wish to do many things. As do most, however I wish for more. I want to change things, perhaps the world, possibly a few people, or maybe just one. But change something for better, and be remembered for it, the answer to the question, who changed you?

The inspiration comes from just what I've always wanted to do. I wanted to help people, make an impact on someones life, that is why I chose the profession of teaching, as a vehicle to accomplish this. I wanted to have a short poem, that had alot of meaning but also power. So the challenges I faced were trying to sum up things but still having clarity and power. I accomplished this by leaving things very vague as so they apply to pretty much anyone and concluding it with a strong ending that makes the reader think, as it poses a question to them.

Poetry

I chose a songwriter, as I believe a true songwriter is a poet with music added to the lines. Dave Matthews, of the Dave Matthews Band is an extremely good poet/songwriter. His background is very cool, born in South Africa, he moved all over before he even began his career, including New York, Cambridge, and Charlottesville. Fleeting Johannasburgh on the second stint he lived there to escape the military requirement right out of high school led him to America again, and the embarkment of his music career. There are many interviews of him online, television, magazines, anywhere really as he is a very succesful recording artist. There were real no surprises when seeing his interviews as I have followed him for many years now. I feel people must experience this poet because of his love for love, and passion for passion. He writes things about love, happiness, and sadness but sheds a light on them with passion and lightheartedness that makes his poems come to life and has the ability for most to put themselves within his lines. Love and happiness make up the majority of his songs and in his sad ones he makes sure he writes them as a warning not be sad, mean, greedy or petty.

The Space Between
You cannot quit me so quicklyIs no hope in you for meNo corner ycould squeeze meBut Ive got all the time for you, loveThe space between, the tears we cryIs the laughter keeps us coming back for moreThe space between, the wicked lies we tellAnd hope to keep us safe from the painWill I hold you again? These fickle, fuddled words confuse meLike will it rain today? We waste the hours with talking, talkingThese twisted games were playingWere strange alliesWith warring heartsWhat a wild-eyed beast you beThe space between, the wicked lies we tellAnd hope to keep us safe from the painWill I hold you again? Will I hold you...Look at us spinning out in the madness of a rollercoasterYou know you went off like the devil in a churchIn the middle of a crowded roomAll we can do, my loveIs hope we dont take this ship downThe space between, where you smile and hideWhere youll find me if I get to goThe space between, the bullets in our fire fightIs where Ill be hiding, waiting for youThe rain that falls splashed in your heartRan like sadness down the window into your roomThe space between, our wicked liesIs where we hope to keep safe from painTake my handcause were walking out of hereOh, right out of hereLove is all we need dearThe space between, whats wrong and rightIs where youll find me hiding, waiting for youThe space between, your heart and mineIs a space well fill with timeThe space between...
http://www.davematthewsband.com/#/home

Poems

We were assigned to read 4 different poems this week. I randomly selected 4 from the given site, and oddly they all seemed to be centered around death. It was from a specific magazine so I imagine that it was the theme for the month. In a Beautiful Country by Kevin Prufer was the most appealing of the 4 selected. The poem starts off with the line, "A Good Way to Fall in Love" which sounds nice, until the next line talks of speeding at night with the lights off. Similar suggestions throughout the story paint a picture of someone attempting suicide, such as a good way to fall is for a rope to catch you. The lines he uses vividly describes horrific scenes in ones demise yet I feel there is more depth this poem. He talks about a war, and it is unclear to me of what war he is talking about. Whether it be warring nations, or a war within himself. It is also unclear if he is talking about love within the story between he and the gold-haired girl, or if starts every sentence with a good way to fall in love as a contrast to death and then telling you how to die, in essence saying love is death. The girls happy words could also be construed as a helping hand trying to pull him off the edge of his thoughts, or an ironic twist pushing him closer to killing himself. I feel the poem though somewhat direct, has many options for one to take upon its reading and be analyzed in many different ways.