Brie Boy by Tim Burton

Tim Burton did okay on this poem. It reminds me of the cautionary tales of the 1600s. The parable is, more or less, to avoid people who will not treat you well.

Brie Boy is having dreams about losing him self. Turning from a large cheese wheel, but after every slice he is a wedge, because other people ate him into nothing. "But at least he went well with a nice Chardonnay."

The story it self reminds me of a child that is considered to be talented. People treat him differently because they don't understand him or they are jealous.

The child believes if he shares his talent with everyone then he won't be so special and they will like him. However, this isn't what happens. They simply take the ideas until he is no longer important and leave him without anything. Now he isn’t special. They still don't like him. He is used up and worthless. Popular people are still popular and took away the things making him different.

People generally gain this defense when they are young and carry it into their professional life. Everyone wants to keep secrets to them self, so no one else does as well as they do. Therefore, their job is safe.

I have read business books that claim by sharing your ideas and mentoring others you will be move up in the company. From personal experience, it seems more like you have a good idea and your boss takes credit for it. They move up in the company and you're still creepy.

This poem appeals to everyone across the board. Though I don't have proof, I believe everyone relates to Brie Boy.

Quirky Books
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories by Tim Burton