poemranker ::Replying

ReplyTo a comment on Around 4am at this time of the year by Nicholas Jones.

DoubleU11 Jun 2005

Let me rephrase it. No matter how high & mighty mr. Man may feel himself, the daybreak is a cosmic phenomenon and so a mightier one. The way you describe it (mainly in lines 7 & 8, to be fair), it's a rather mechanical happening and it seems to leave you quite cold. But the daybreak is supposed to infuse fear. See what I mean?
It doesn't matter if the hangover has a physical or an alcoholic quality; it doesn't convince.