Posted by resistanceisfreedom 2008-01-24 05:55:18 American Dream
After all, isn't this the American Dream
oh i love that line + Report this comment |  |
Posted by Pez 2008-03-26 12:50:19 Quality work!
I see why not too many people have commented on this piece. It's pretty hard to decipher (as is most of your work Egoist). I sometimes feel your work is "too deep" and deep water scares most. So one just dips a toe in... and maybe both feet after a while...
I need to know if the words you chose are the exact ones you wanted, and that you know what each word's definition implies, so that you know how exactly each phrase is affecting the meaning of your poem...
Oi! I'm just way too dumb to get this is all ^^
Here's what I've got:
There are two groups, those that are persistent and those who are resistant. But those two words can mean different things
persist: to insist, and instigate, just keep at it until you get what you want
resist: can mean to stand firm (in what you believe in for example) or to actually initiate some kind of action against... so you see I dunno!
OR this is simply making reference to the U.S.A.'s arrogant trust in itself as practically leader of the globe. + Report this comment |  |
Posted by Egoist 2008-03-27 15:50:13 ....
Pez, your metaphors ("So one just dips a toe in"), are so wise.
Well it's actually a huge compliment to me for you to call my poems deep. And yes, I do my research on my word meanings. It takes me a while to write my poems just to make sure I get them right.
As for which one of your guesses am I talking about? It'd be the one on America, as you caught on the hint gives it away at the end. I'm not too big a fan when it comes to this country, so you might actually see a tiny bit of references like these in my stories as well. Thank you again. + Report this comment |  |
Posted by Dirkin 2008-03-27 18:42:27 ....
Some thought provoking work... I can think of a few things this may be about + Report this comment |  |
Posted by Egoist 2008-03-29 09:41:53 ....
Well thank you, it's a big compliment to me when you say I'm able to create stories that make you think. + Report this comment |  |