Reading and interpretation of the poem "Burden in My Hand," by Chris Cornell. Recommended for high school.

WARNING: Extensive discussion of depression and anxiety, suicide, and destructive behavior including alcoholism.

This is my first attempt at analyzing this poem; it is intended to model the thought process of reading and understanding a complex piece of literature. But because it is that first attempt, it may be a bit more confusing as the thoughts occur to me out of order.

Original version of the piece can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmIqIVxUuKs