Dante Was Almost Right
If only I could hate you, just a little, you know
My very own Virgil highlighting glories
Richly evanescent wings
Choirs indescribably beautiful
Ah, but then we descend
Carry me across the vast wasteland
Roller coaster of emotions, a middle ground
Uncertainty the only stability
Oh, we have further to fall you say
Paradise, you have twisted
This is where the forsaken romantics dwell
Go now, find your place among the desolate,
the disillusioned, hear an eternity of hearts breaking
Add your unheeded pleas for companionship
This is the final ring
If only I could hate you, just a little, you know
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What was the point of this
What was the point of this poem? The reference to Dante only brings a gloom over this poem.
That was the point
Divorce. Moving from something wonderful to something horrible. So gloom seems appropriate to me.
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
-Voltaire
poetry is subjective NARB
the category listed is pain of course
you would expect gloom
if one can grasp this concept
then one wouldnt need to fruitlessly
prattle.
ESL?
To use Dante as a metaphor
To use Dante as a metaphor for transition is quite inappropriate and out of context. If one examines the Divine Comedy, it is nothing more than a political stab at Dante's enemies. Therefore, I don't understand why this was used in context to divorce.
Explanations
I gave one. Here is another. The Divine Comedy comes in three parts: Paradiso, Purgatorio, Inferno. That in itself is a transition, no? Not to mention the various levels to each of these three states of being. Political movement is transition from one level of gov't to another. Town crier to mayor. Mayor to regional representative. RR to Senator....etc.
I guess what it really comes down to is perception. I see something worthwile for me in what I did. If someone else doesn't then they don't. Art should make a person feel. Each person will likely have different feelings about any given artistic endeavor. This makes me feel. I hope it makes someone else feel, too.
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
-Voltaire