Awesome read! As I approached the end of your writing, I could not help but think about one of my favorite musicians. John Frusciante has a song titled The Will To Death. It’s a beautiful song, as is your writing!
oh god we’re so alike. as a kid i could genuinely feel death “chasing” me everywhere. the thought of anyone around me dying gave me heart palpitations and i could NEVER sleep for days after attending a funeral (and there seemed to be a lot of funerals now that i think about it. no wonder i was losing my mind). I’m still trying to accept death even now that i’m older. i cry less about it but i know the fear still sits there within me, dormant and ready to open its eyes whenever it feels like it- i can tell by the way i react to plants wilting (embarrassingly dramatic). funnily enough, i’m now really into media that surrounds death itself like the song “Drunk in LA” by beach house that i’ve been listening to on repeat all week and one of my all time favorite movies “wristcutters: a love story”
Thank you Tettey! Hmm great question. I don’t really, but a movie that comes to mind is Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders. It’s not necessarily capturing how i feel about death but it captures how to see life from a different perspective. What about yourself?
The graphic novel Persepolis while not the focus of the film. The reckless abandonment that death can come in. It’s odd but jewellery from long gone empires. The fact that this small piece of metal. Can summarise a civilisation.
Thanks for the recommendation of wings of desire. I’ll be sure to check it out.
Awesome read! As I approached the end of your writing, I could not help but think about one of my favorite musicians. John Frusciante has a song titled The Will To Death. It’s a beautiful song, as is your writing!
thank you so much Antonio!
oh god we’re so alike. as a kid i could genuinely feel death “chasing” me everywhere. the thought of anyone around me dying gave me heart palpitations and i could NEVER sleep for days after attending a funeral (and there seemed to be a lot of funerals now that i think about it. no wonder i was losing my mind). I’m still trying to accept death even now that i’m older. i cry less about it but i know the fear still sits there within me, dormant and ready to open its eyes whenever it feels like it- i can tell by the way i react to plants wilting (embarrassingly dramatic). funnily enough, i’m now really into media that surrounds death itself like the song “Drunk in LA” by beach house that i’ve been listening to on repeat all week and one of my all time favorite movies “wristcutters: a love story”
Dylan!! That sounds all so familiar, especially the plant wilting part 🥹 i get sad about anything dying really. Thank you for your comment 🤍
Great work, is there a film or artwork that you feel captures how you feel about death?
Thank you Tettey! Hmm great question. I don’t really, but a movie that comes to mind is Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders. It’s not necessarily capturing how i feel about death but it captures how to see life from a different perspective. What about yourself?
The graphic novel Persepolis while not the focus of the film. The reckless abandonment that death can come in. It’s odd but jewellery from long gone empires. The fact that this small piece of metal. Can summarise a civilisation.
Thanks for the recommendation of wings of desire. I’ll be sure to check it out.