By minou
“I was an anxious child and chose a career as a poet instead of following my father into the candy manufacturing business. Although I loathed my own homosexuality and engaged in self-destructive affairs, even in my ravaged alcoholic state I was able to produce one of the most powerful American long poems of the 20th century. At the age of 33, I crossed the Gulf of Mexico on a ship. Midway through the voyage, I climbed to the bow of the ship, took off my overcoat, folded it neatly at my feet, and threw myself into the water. FML.”
2 years ago • Notes