"In the bunk bed of your mind, he's the compassionate brother lying a few feet above you, a voice in the darkness promising he'll talk until you drift off."

— Kennedy, Pagan (b. 1963)


Date
September 18, 2016
Metaphor
"In the bunk bed of your mind, he's the compassionate brother lying a few feet above you, a voice in the darkness promising he'll talk until you drift off."
Metaphor in Context
And so Mr. Ackerman has created an alter ego named Dearest Scooter who hosts the show and acts as your "bore-friend." In the bunk bed of your mind, he's the compassionate brother lying a few feet above you, a voice in the darkness promising he'll talk until you drift off.
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Pagan Kennedy, "The Insomnia Machine," The New York Times (September 18, 2016). <Link to nytimes.com>
Date of Entry
10/12/2016

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.