A letter received
With a gift inside
A note written down
But the words
Only hide the truth
Easy to send along
Some words
A Gift
Harder to make
a Relationship
work
so we’re stuck
living
like
this.
Gestures
Author of "Agency in the Hunger Games"
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In plain words it means…..?
Sorry didn’t get it
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I think this meaning I will keep to myself and let others come up with their own interpretations 🙂
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Ok….
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You know what this brought to my mind? The fact that we have all the social media we have, yet we are lonelier as a society than we ever have been. People just can’t be bothered anymore. It used to be you had to visit people , call them on the phone or sent a hand written letter or card if you wanted a relationship with them. Now people can’t be bothered. You are lucky to get a “Happy Birthday” on your facebook page now days…you certainly shouldn’t expect a visit, a call or a birthday card in the mail. Everything now is just fake, shallow and empty. Where have the real relationships gone?
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I really love your interpretation of this poem and I completely agree with you. Real relationships are often negatively affected by social media. We have to learn to remain authentic, even online.
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I like this a lot, everything is presented in a light and playful form, but I feel that the context speaks of heavier issues. Best part for me is how you added physical separation and therefore emphasis on the final words, “living like this”. which for me is the way we live online, one word at a time. Love it!
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Thank you so much Ethan, it seems like you really understood this poem and what I was trying to accomplish with it!
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I think that through your simple language, you have brought into light a problem that we all face, but we can’t do anything about it, because we’re all stuck in our own worlds. A huge thumbs up.
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Wow thank you so much Laura! I really appreciate your words!
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Words, whether written or spoken not always sincere and/or not always to our liking. Thus, we have to live with it. Brilliant writing, KaylaAnn.
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Thank you so much Eugenia, this poem really just flowed out of me and I’m really grateful for the responses I’ve gotten.
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It makes me hope everything is ok…
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It is, Walt, thank you for asking! Life is filled with ups and downs but thankfully both can provide inspiration!
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OK. I had to check 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂
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You’re very welcome!
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