[Bodey]

so there's a reason i've been avoiding to vote on this battle because i find them even as far as representing the picture goes, and also both are well-written. basically it comes down to whoever thought out of the box more, whoever pulled on some emotional strings more, whoever wrote most descriptively representing the topic.

it sucks because my problem is that as a piece of writing, i prefer Artifice. as well as his angle on the topic because i relate very personally to addiction, especially on top of the fact that i prefer his style of writing/rhyming, and sneaking in a creative tightrope metaphor. it was like reading a journal entry of my own. Johnny took a more visual approach, and honestly i think it worked better with the picture. i found that his storytelling reached a little deeper and the italicized parts served their affect. i found his last stanza to edge a more emotional aspect compared to Artifice.

so that's why i hate battles like this because it comes down to personal preference, but in this case i'm personally trying to see it from an objective point of view. i think Johnny deserves the win here (by a speck of sand) because i found that his narrative was more detailed, and found it creative that it was from the perspective of a comatose acrobat.

v/Johnny