Deathly

This is so depressing! The song speaks only of how this one individual does not want his beloved to care about him at all. The author says things like " So don't work your stuff" and " No, don't pick on me." There is alot of ryming in this song, so much that once again at furst I thought I was reading a poem. The person in the song does not want anything to do with love or caring for one another, in fact he begs against it. He claims to already have enough troubles in his/her life to be able to get involved. I do like how at the end of each stanza(?) the author has emphasized the importance of DEATHLY and really pounds it into the reader's brain.

To Celia

The first thing this poem reminded me off was the story of Peter Pan, the part about him and Wendy kissing a thimble. Had I not read the paragraphs following the poem I would have forgotten that this was in fact a song, I think the stanzas were what mislead me. I like all of the metaphors the author, Ben Johnson, has used to describe his compliments to his lady. I can't say for sure if this is how I would choose to write a love poem, but it really is beautiful. They way he talks about her breath and her kisses is almost borderline creepy, but I am pretty sure I would be flattered if someone said it to me.