Tag: escapism
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why don’t we all know now the minute we die?
In the face of already existing panic and crime, the poem reflects on the anxieties surrounding when we will die. It poses a thought-provoking question about what would happen if we all knew our last minute alive, what would happen if knew what time that will be, and that this secret is a vital safeguard,…
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Evasive Vacation
This poem’s summer vacation turned into a nightmare of disillusionment, crushed by the weight of death anxiety. Instead of finding solace, and transported from the burdens—of work stress and family conflicts—death anxiety’s baggage came along. What was meant to be an escape became a painful reminder that fun and peace is elusive and expectations can…