John Doe's Asexuality

John Doe's Asexuality is a book of poetry based on a fictional character. After John Doe's short biography, three forms of sonnets are used to describe his life and contemplation of how society has observed, oppressed and isolated him. The sonnet forms are Shakespearian, Petrarchan, and Spenserian. They are in pentameter meter, but they follow no stress, so iambic pentameter is not strictly followed.

The character of John Doe is used through the works as an apostrophe. He is not the narrator, and he is not always a second- or third-person presence. In academics the second person pronoun, "you," is often avoided because of accusatory assumptions by readers. In this book, "you," is a word used to denote John Doe. In music, the word "you" has been used as an empathetic device to stir emotions in listeners. As an empathetic device, the word "you" in this book may affect readers, but according to my research, asexuality may only occur in one percent of the population. It is questionable whether or not the word "you" could act as an empathetic catalyst in this book.