Can you decipher this? If you can..please do...?

Question

She was born, barely survived...but never really.....

"i am all alone tonight...
my heart is aching
restless is my head
half the world is sleeping
the other half is dead.
all of them are resting
who will tuck me in bed? " ..

Answer 1

As I've said before, you write "universal" poetry, poems that have meaning for people of all ages and stages of life. In this poem, whether the writer is young or old, it's obvious she's alone. One of the most tender acts of love is not sex; it's tucking a child or a sick or old person into bed. It's this kind of tenderness the poet longs for, but those she loved are either dead to her or living their own peaceful life ("half the world is sleeping, the other half is dead"). When you say, "all of them are resting," you are using the ancient and universal metaphor for death (sometimes death=sleep=death). The reader's heart aches with the poet on reading this work of art.

Answer 2

Is this the entire poem, or a passage from it? It feels like there is something missing from this.

That said, I think the lines, "half the world is sleeping/the other half is dead" are a bit of a play on "half the world is sleeping, the other half's awake" from (I believe) an old children's poem. There is a very childlike sense of loss in here, with the "who will tuck me in bed" and the allusion I mentioned. My sense, though, is that this is someone older, who has experienced loss without getting to experience love. The half of the world that is sleeping seems more of a concern to the poet than the half that is dead, as she goes on to contrast their rest with her "restless . . . head." The loneliness is exacerbated by feeling that everyone else is content, everyone else can rest while she aches all alone.

Answer 3

She feels she was never really born, because she feels all alone, heartaches, restless, and the people who are supposed to be awake tucking her in, aren't there for her, she is barely surviving the dream or reality.?.

Answer 4

I think when she was born her mother had difficulties but the baby made it in this great big world,Her heart is breaking as she has no one with her at this time; when she wishes; someone was;.Some people are a live but the;re like zombies; and they just go in auto pilot. and that;s close to dead; as there not enjoying life ; there just doing the basics; getting up going to work ; come home go to bed ditto........lots of others are just resting so peaceful by there loved ones; or pets or kids; whoever it may be.The girl wishes she had someone now for her; to talk with and be with; and at night tell them good night; and the girl is not sleeping good ever at night ...,Edit.. she finds her prince charming and is the happiest; so they move to Italy; and live the rest of their days happily ever after,,,,,.,.,.,.,.,

Answer 5

I always say that poetry interpretation is subjective.

This poem could be of an elderly person, alone, suffering from old age and depression, who is in an institution, half of those she knows are dead, and the rest, probably her family, are asleep in their homes and that they have left her alone. She now wonders who will be with her when she dies.

But, since I know that this poem is not written by an old person but probably by an emo kid, I'd just say, the kid is just depressed and is an attention seeker. ;-)

Answer 6

Half the people are asleep, because they're mentally at ease.
The people that are dead, are mentally distraught to the point that they might as well be dead.

Who will tuck you in bed, is not just who, it's what.
It means, who or what will give you inner peace.

Answer 7

this is the first of your poems that i read that really shows promise. the emotional restraint is terrific. i can feel the loneliness, the bitterness, the pain, the worry, the fear, the emptiness, and yet, you have managed to hide all that in your words. this is great. better than your other poems. two things, though:
1. why the quotes?
2. why no caps? imitating e.e. cummings, perhaps? but do you know e.e. cummings, and why he did not use capitals in his poetry?
the rhyming scheme, though, hm, but we can let that go.
otherwise, i say it's good. it's very good.

Answer 8

You always underestimate the value and power of your poetry, but I guess that's part of your charm, so it's okay. This is short and bittersweet. I was left feeling sad, reading it over again three times didn't change that at all. But the sadness is poignant, not tragic. Very nice.

Answer 9

There is nobody there for the girl. She wants to have someone there for her, she has seen no love given to her. She wants to be loved by someone, who can say goodnight to her. Thus, she will be able to rest just like the rest of the world.

Answer 10

I likethis poem . . . .
i feel exactly the same way, except for the barely survived part.
U have a talent 4 poetry u write very well.. . . .

This poem is very true 2 me. . . .