ok i did my homework, im just looking for other views since my take is that its kind of sappy; if anyone ever actually feels like this its beyond me but i'd love to hear from you cos my grade depends on it. it's by a local poet (glasgow)....
i also have to ' give it a suitable title and explain my choice'. i was warned by my english teacher that she expected a title that wasnt just a line from the poem itself.
so heres the poem:
times like these
remind me of you
im forgetting your face
and it scares me
your voice, the feel of your fingertips
hovers just out of reach
like a shadow in the dark
i wonder if
one day
i'll wake up
with no memory of you
when all i want
all i wanted
was you
2006-08-28 05:05:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
it reminds me of a guy who's lost a love, either by death, or by circumstance (wrong timing, etc). this guy WANTS to remember the girl, and is now realizing that perhaps the only thing he/she ever wanted was her, but it will be too late. she is not worth forgetting, she was not worth leaving, she was not worth it to be without........ lol it is kinda sappy, but really just Sad. people may feel this way when they've treated their partner badly, that person left, and now you are Miserable cuz u realize u had everything in ur hands and now it's gone.....
title, here are my suggestions:
Losing Touch
Lonliness
All I Ever Wanted
Going, Going, Gone
good luck~
2006-08-28 05:19:28 · answer #1 · answered by sasmallworld 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're absolutely right...it is sappy. There's not really that much interpretation involved. Just a guy feeling sorry for himself and wanting to hang on to a memory (note how the most intimate detail he remembers is "the feel of your fingertips"...it might suggest something other than romantic love...possibly even parental..like a mom or dad in jail and only contact is through a wire mesh)
It's not exactly lyrical but it has the feel of a song (although not an ode or a ballad). The language is contemporary though so keep that in mind when you come up with a title.
Edit: I like sasmallworld's suggestion "Losing Touch"
2006-08-28 05:25:26 · answer #2 · answered by spindoccc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Excuse me while I get rid of this hairball.
It is a pretty awful poem!
Sorry I can't help you with the homework, but if you enjoy Really Bad Poetry (or want some examples of How Not To Do It), check out snopes.com. ----the Glurge Gallery has some horrible examples, as does Inboxer Rebellion. (Lots of stuff on that site, when you need to take a break. It specializes in urban legends.)
Good luck with your homework!
2006-08-28 08:58:13 · answer #3 · answered by samiracat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To me it means the speaker misses a loved one that passed away. Or maybe theyre going through a break up? Sorry I'm bad at interpreting poems.
2006-08-28 05:41:20 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ £.O.V.€. ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I reckon that it was about someone who has a parent die at a very young age umm i don't know what i would title it maybe A Forgotten Memory argh sorry not very good
2006-08-28 05:29:02 · answer #5 · answered by -x-caroline-x- 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Makes me think of a girl who got left by some guy after a one night stand. She is totally in love with him while the guy probably already forgot her name.
2006-08-28 05:13:29 · answer #6 · answered by gillamacs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
toddler Blues you particular do like to smell glue! suriously tho, why write approximately love? individually, i come across the 5 arms of my pretend leather-based glove to be extra scary. think of approximately it - in terms of dialectics... 5 arms > extra complicated > a million love. possibly write an orgy poem.
2016-09-30 02:17:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋