So senior year of high school, one of my friends, which i will name "Corona"always wrote lyrics for his "band". A;; the lyrics were ether about death or other dark themes. Once our english teacher, Mr. V, caught him writing lyrics instead of doing a writing assignment and made corona let him see what he was writing. When Mr. V asked him why he spent his time writing dark poetry, corona's answer was that that is what he is good at (he also made it a point to say that he was not writing poetry, he was writing death metal lyrics).
I still remember almost word for word the response that Mr. V gave him. he said, "Corona, you think you are writing lyrics? you are just writing words that deal with death and rhyming them together. What do you know about death? Someone talking how they die is one of the most easiest themes to write about. No one dies and lives to tell about it. You should try writing on LOVE. LOVE is one of the most hardest themes to write about. SO many try, but many fail. Everyone has experienced love in some sort of way. Writing about it, however, makes you vulnerable and exposed to the world. Are you willing to take that challenge? or are you afraid of exposing yourself and therefore, you write about non challenging themes such as death. Take a chance and write about love"
I really didnt understand what he was saying (i was too busy laughing at corona cuz Mr. V put him on blast in front of the class) until recently when I started writing about love. He is sooooo right! Love is so hard to rite about, especially when writing about things you are going through. You are left vulnerable to the world. It is like a memory stamped onto a stream of words.
Thank you Mr. V! It took me a while to understand what you were talking about, but i finally understood what you taught us that day
with lots of love,
-DM
I still remember almost word for word the response that Mr. V gave him. he said, "Corona, you think you are writing lyrics? you are just writing words that deal with death and rhyming them together. What do you know about death? Someone talking how they die is one of the most easiest themes to write about. No one dies and lives to tell about it. You should try writing on LOVE. LOVE is one of the most hardest themes to write about. SO many try, but many fail. Everyone has experienced love in some sort of way. Writing about it, however, makes you vulnerable and exposed to the world. Are you willing to take that challenge? or are you afraid of exposing yourself and therefore, you write about non challenging themes such as death. Take a chance and write about love"
I really didnt understand what he was saying (i was too busy laughing at corona cuz Mr. V put him on blast in front of the class) until recently when I started writing about love. He is sooooo right! Love is so hard to rite about, especially when writing about things you are going through. You are left vulnerable to the world. It is like a memory stamped onto a stream of words.
Thank you Mr. V! It took me a while to understand what you were talking about, but i finally understood what you taught us that day
with lots of love,
-DM
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