Resume Themes
Death (Suicide)
When every single line in a poem weighs the potential downsides of killing oneself in a particular way, chances are that the poem is doing a little bit of reflecting on the up-sides and the down-si...
Choices
When you think about it, "Resume" is like a shopping catalogue of ways our speaker could end her life. It's got options, short analyses, and even a suggestion about the best way to proceed. W...
Passivity
Who would've guessed that the only thing harder than waking up day after miserable day would be…finding an easy way to end one's own life? When we said "Resume" was a dark comedy, we meant it: th...