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Originally posted by Silver Cheetah:
I think a lot of people could relate to this one! Personally, I don't read horror novels - as I don't have hidden fears about death. I just think it's a doorway to whatever comes next, and am mildly intrigued by it, although not obsessed as I think living life in this moment, NOW, is what counts.
My flat mate likes horror novels, and we have many discussions on this subject! (Any poems I write about death are likely to be quite celebratory! Doesn't mean I've got a death wish, though, cos I absolutely don't. Life is cool, at least, it looks that way from where I'm sitting.... Again, thanks for sharing, lovely DragonMage!
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I'm glad you liked the poems. About the last one: don't misinterpret...I don't read horrors out of a fear of death or any such thing. I just like to get the **** scared out of me and Stephen King and Dean Koontz (among others) do the job nicely. I have a twisted, dark side that likes to be scared. That's why I like Halloween and Haunted Houses.
I don't mean that I want to constantly be scared. I actually laugh going through the Haunted Houses, or if a friend hides around a corner and jumps out to startle me. But afraid of death...nah! No biggie here. My life's good, but I also look forward to what comes next!
The only reason this poem popped out of me was because I had just read Desperation and The Regulators (both by S. King, but one written as his alter-ego - Richard Bachman). Very intriguing twist, that one. Same story from different 'sides of the fence' it seems. Also, somewhat a 'psychological thriller' as well as a horror. I am fascinated with the workings of the human mind - including my own, therefore I like to experience all kinds of things.
(Maybe that last bit has some bearing on my test results???
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[This message has been edited by DragonMage (edited 09-28-2001).]