Misery loves company, but sadism requires it
(He says it’s only
murder if they’re pretty)
(Metaphoric)
Bodies line the streets
But nobody notices, because everyone is dead
(I only write what he
tells me to)
This isn’t my story,
just a movie trailer that has been re-summarized by a
cartoon
(He’ll never be able to
draw)
This poem was meant to show the dueling voices of a criminal and his reluctant associate. The criminal intends to convey a sense of deranged genius, but the other voice undercuts his sincerity and mocks him. The first speaker in this poem, the criminal, intends for this poem to be read by a team of police officers who are searching for him, but the second speaker's last line implies that the criminal is suffering from delusions of grandeur.
I like the duality of voices between the characters as well as the use of stanza breaks and white space. The main character, your killer, seems kind of lost that he's not been able to accomplish his goal. The other character seems pretty snarky which I like a lot.
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