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Otter (a prelude)
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Otter (a prelude) |
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J.L. Humphres Member
since 2000-01-03
Posts 201Alabama |
This is going to be a work in progress. I'm really exhausted right now because I had two articles to write this weekend,and I've been working on this.So please forgive me for posting only the prelude. Also,for give the prose format. Otter I. Tonight, I'm all wrapped up. Bound, tied, and imprisoned; I'm lost in all the hopes and aspirations everyone should have had...but noone did. I'm left alone. I'm broken bottle, broken seal, broken open; discarded on some clandestine path, leading from nothing to nowhere. But, the real horror, is I'm not alone. I've been bought, sold, and traded; I've been pimped and prostituted to all manner of beliefs and idealogical rhetoric which are not my own. This is in no way furthering me toward any kind of goal. I've been turned away and refused passage to the most mediocre of human interaction. I'm left. Abandoned of all emotion. My faith is a tattered rag that is as filthy as both my person, and my desires. The otters' aren't playing anymore... < !signature--> Jason I...I have seen the best minds of my generation... --Allen Ginsberg [This message has been edited by J.L. Humphres (edited 01-18-2000).] |
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patchoulipumpkin Member
since 2000-01-01
Posts 196Bermuda |
Okay, this is the prelude, je comprends maintenant. I was getting confused for second. I love the lines I'm lost in all the hopes and aspirations everyone should have...but no one did Although i don't understand the otters metaphor. I'm assuming its meant to be playful and free spirited, but its not really clear. Like the other comments i made, i didn't really get a feel for anything tangible, except a nihilistic overtone, and immediate emotions and feelings. Maybe if you get into the nihilism, explain what the nihilism is about, what is it centred around, what is its cause, and not just its effects. |
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J.L. Humphres Member
since 2000-01-03
Posts 201Alabama |
Patch, This is the only portion of this poem which is going to remain in its present state. I read the rest this morning and couldn't relate the theme I was trying to express. Therefore I think it needs to be re-worked in a more traditional format. As far as you getting a nihilistic message here that's not it at all. Actually it is the opposite of that. It isn't that my philosophy is that all these things I am lacquing are useless, but rather that there is an infinite emptiness felt because of their absence. However, it is the author's fault in this matter. The continuity breaks down in the main poem. I assure you it will be remedied. Thank you for your comments and views. They have been most helpful. J.L.H. Jason I...I have seen the best minds of my generation... --Allen Ginsberg |
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