I have posted my response to MHWA Mental Health Challenge and other items to this journal. |
Fiḍál (Grace), 9 Jamál (Beauty) 177 B.E. Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Meditating on the Prompt What is the first line? “Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” Mary Shelley, Frankenstein I contemplate Frankenstein-- The movies not the book-- and visions of the actors enter my mind; I see images of Boris Karloff and Gene Wilder. Boris Karloff played the Monster-- I always felt sorry for the Monster-- Gene Wilder played Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, I laughed while watching Young Frankenstein, but I still felt sorry for the Monster. It didn't matter, if it was Peter Boyle or Boris Karloff, who played the Monster I always felt sorry for the Monster. Does empathy for the Monster help me write a poem about change and pain? |