Re: a comment on Mixtapes (or We Always End Where We Began) by philn	9-Apr-05/8:18 AM
Mixtapes aren't always for another person. In this case I made a mixtape of songs that reminded me of her. Out of curiousity, is your rating for the poem or for mixtapes in general?
Re: a comment on Mixtapes (or We Always End Where We Began) by philn	8-Apr-05/6:30 PM
It might just be me, but I'm alot like John Cusek in High Fidelity. If I find that I really like someone I generally find that I listen to a lot of love songs during that period and often make mixtapes for that person or of songs that remind me of that person. I wrote this because I was (and still am somewhat) frustrated about a relationship that doesn't really go anywhere. I thought the parallel was interesting because I kept making mixtapes (cheesy, I know) and the songs would transition just like the relationship would progress, but in the end the mixtape and the relationship didn't really go anywhere. It always ended where it began. It's the same way in life, but I also used that because I think it's somewhat ironic how dead it feels to be in love in the spring right now. Birds and chirping, the sun is shining. It just makes me sick. Heh.
Re: Mixtapes (or We Always End Where We Began) by philn	7-Apr-05/2:47 PM
I actually was deliberately trying to make that stanza sound somewhat bad. Each stanza is suppose to be a part of the mix tape and/or a commentary. That was supposed to be representative of the "hackneyed ballads" that are honest, but somewhat pathetic. I probably could have made that clearer.
Re: The Dead Sea by philn	24-Apr-04/6:27 PM
I wasn't really sure how to end it, so that's why the third stanza doesn't really work right now. I wanted to see what people thought before I spent the time finishing it off and changing the ending.