The name of the poem, “Ace Crusher,” refers to a wrestling move, where the opponent is grabbed by the neck, the performer falls to the ground , which also forces the opponent to fall to the ground. This approach can be linked to the current generation and its involvement in technology: the attacker comes from behind, unpredictable for the victim, and kills him. The same thing happens with technology in today's world: people hide behind their phones and refuse to do anything that scares them, fearing that if they explore the unknown, they will be shot down. by something unknown. Derksen uses this image to explain that pain comes not from avoiding the unknown, but from hiding behind technology and sheltering oneself from the world. He is trying to say that it is worse to hide from the unknown than to face it. When you see something happening, it's less likely to scare you than a surprise. Derksen also uses “Ace Crusher” as a title in order to convey to the reader a visual that symbolizes pain. He goes on to discuss "the possibility / that a guillotine / could knock your head off your body" (4-6), a very literally painful thing to imagine, like something that would happen when you try something new . This shows the feelings people usually have when they are afraid of kissing someone new