I drug your ghost across the country, and we plotted out my death.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker admits to carrying the memory of a loved one while planning to end their own life.
- In plain terms
- I carry your memory while I plan to die.
- What can you take from it?
- Grief and suicide often intertwine in isolation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you cope with deep loss?
- Who do you carry with you?
Another view
It romanticizes the idea of carrying ghosts across distances.
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