{"sf1_id":1824846,"sf2_id":"rn65bX5m","title":"Incomplete Life Portrait","author":"Dakhil","words":162,"posted_at":"2022-02-28T14:49:00.000Z","tags":["Badger","Fox","London","Lynx","Male/Male","New York City","Poetry","Wolf"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1824846-incomplete-life-portrait","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/rn65bX5m","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/7c/b7/7cb7d622-5730-4d7f-ace8-5e712684608e","description":"I wanted to thank  Tiberius Rings for writing and sharing Come to Dust and Burn Down the Tower. So I've decided to do so by writing a piece of literature based on Come to Dust and Burn Down the Tower. (I did ask  Tiberius Rings for permission to do so, which I was fortunately granted, so thank you.)\nI originally planned on writing a short story, but I felt like my idea for the short story was way too dark. But after listening to a song titled \"Family Portrait\" from a group named Epik High, I've decided to write a poem.\nDo beware that the poem probably contains spoilers from Come to Dust and Burn Down the Tower. There's a possibility I've made errors with respect to the characters and the story, so my apologies.\nAlthough I personally don't expect Simon to be writing a poem, Incomplete Life Portrait is written from Simon's perspective. (And although Come to Dust and Burn Down the Tower is written in US English when in Simon's point of view, I wrote Incomplete Life Portrait in UK English since Simon's originally from England.)\nSo time frame wise, I intended the poem to take place in the range of from the beginning of Come to Dust until Chapter 8 in Burn Down the Tower.\nAnyway, I hope someone likes the poem in spite of me being a complete amateur at writing poems. Constructive criticisms are always welcome, so I can understand what I can approve on.\nThe Come to Dust and Burn Down the Tower characters in Incomplete Life Portrait are copyrighted to  Tiberius Rings.","content":"As far as I know  \nI have no one I can call family, but Alister, Professor Bensley  \n_And Alister  \nAs far as I know_ _I have no one I can confide in, but Gideon, my dear friend  \nAnd\u0026nbsp;my first love_ No matter what the world throws at me  \nI could\u0026nbsp;rest assured everyone that I've hold dear  \nHas my back  \n  \nBut in a series of unfortunate events, I've encountered Spring Heeled Jack  \nDr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in the flesh  \nAnd one by one, I've lost almost everyone I've hold dear  \nGideon, with a sudden love declaration, risked his life\u0026nbsp;to protect me  \nAnd I've ran from my only home in London into the unknown New York City  \n  \nEven with Rut and Fiz by\u0026nbsp;_my side_  \nI wander around the unknown\u0026nbsp;New York City as a scared, lost one  \n_As I look at us in the photo  \nAs I look at us in the flesh  \nI've come to a realisation  \nIn this cruel world, we've aged_    \n  \n\n"}