I really enjoyed writing the first assignment last night. It has been two years since I have last written a poem. I enjoyed trying to find the right word to fit into each sentence.. Its kind of like a puzzle that way.
I really struggled to come up with a topic for this poem. It was so broad, just candy and medicine. However, once I got started I felt that now knowing those two broad ideas, it helped me write a better piece than I normally would have.
I ended up writing my poem about a man who is reflecting on a big part of his life. He has this dream about being a star and what he imagines his life would have been like if he had made it. The candy of my poem is describing this dream he has, and the medicine is the feeling that he has in his current position of just being a fan of all of these stars.
See you guys in class,
Tad Schwartz