ok. so here we are at the 8 liner... one of my favorite poems of all time... but surprise! we won't be reciting these to the class. i'll explain that later.
the 8 liner i love is #288 by Emily Dickinson
I'm Nobody! Who are you?
Are you—Nobody—Too?
Then there's a pair of us!
Don't tell! they'd advertise—you know!
How dreary—to be—Somebody!
How public—like a Frog—
To tell one's name—the livelong June—
To an admiring Bog!
so true. there are so many people like this out there. i was part of that elite group in high school known as the "Nobodies" heh. we were mostly comprised of band nerds and other socially awkward kids... but hey- we stuck together. teens can certainly relate to this poem. everyone wants to be different- they don't want to conform.... and most people don't want to be drama queens or kings and be the center of attention... i can imagine most kids just rolling their eyes at those kinds of Frogs.... It sucks to be Somebody. I'm a Somebody now. You can go anywhere in Manitowoc and mention my name and i bet at least 1 or 2 people out of the crowd will know who I am.
it's tiring
i mean i've done all this work at school with english club, and i know just about every kid that passes through the Ymca programs, and then there's church... but people just expect too much. i never used to be a social butterfly- i knew that i would hate it.... and now that i am one, i detest it. sometimes i wish i could just stay at home, dress in white, and lower ginger snaps in a basket from my second story window to the smiling children below....
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