It's Matt, not Mark... small point, but one which strikes at the heart of this issue...
Yes, both/and is good, but this poem doesn't offer a both/and... it just says stay clear... and hang out with people at ease... It doesn't say take a break, it says some people are better company than others...and the others are too hard... hang out with easy people. Hey, I get exhausted as much as the next person, probabaly more. But I don't seek out easier people as a result...
That it is a sad commentary to me is legitimate. Poetry is meant to be interpreted. My interpretation is legitimate, as is yours...
Again, Matt... not Mark... we vexed people often feel unsee, unheard, and without our own identity...
On Sep 23, 2011 Matt Tittle wrote :
It's Matt, not Mark... small point, but one which strikes at the heart of this issue...
Yes, both/and is good, but this poem doesn't offer a both/and... it just says stay clear... and hang out with people at ease... It doesn't say take a break, it says some people are better company than others...and the others are too hard... hang out with easy people. Hey, I get exhausted as much as the next person, probabaly more. But I don't seek out easier people as a result...
That it is a sad commentary to me is legitimate. Poetry is meant to be interpreted. My interpretation is legitimate, as is yours...
Again, Matt... not Mark... we vexed people often feel unsee, unheard, and without our own identity...