Literature Can you tell me what it means?

[Hellfire]

Out of spite I made a very short poem. My teacher hates short poems. She thought it was intersting though, so my evil plot failed.


I thought it might be interesting to set up an thread were people could post poems, and then the readers could try to guess what it means, so have at it.


My short poem:


If simple words are simple to understand


Then a man is not what I am

 

[TheDox]

I feel as though if I were to give a meaning for that, I'd just be pulling something out of nowhere.


It is an interesting one, though.

 

[i love nick check]

Here's one for you guys: A bean may just be a bean to a boy, but a cow is a boy's best friend.


A giant's death is nothing, but for a princess, it's everything.

 

[Hellfire]

Makes me think of Jake and the Bean stalk. @i love nick check

 

[i love nick check]

The story of Jack is involved, yes. Good job.

 

[Hellfire]

I feel as though if I were to give a meaning for that, I'd just be pulling something out of nowhere.
It is an interesting one, though.

Surprisingly enough it does have a meaning, although it is short.


@i love nick check I like it.

 

[Dusky]

Into the Woods tho.


*leaves*

 

[RemainingQuestions]

If simple words are simple to understand
Then a man is not what I am

My first thought is trans girl? But I think that's much too obvious... Maybe more in the vein of not being human? Hmmm... I like it though. It has a lot of appeal.


If anyone's interested, I have a rather abstract poem that's a lot longer, but where the subject is also not immediately clear.


I long for your


Sweet embrace


And the soft way


With which you kiss


And the darkness


You pull out of


My mind


Everyday I close my


Eyes and your hands


Pull me closer


And life pulls


Us apart again


When I wake you're


With me, your hands


On mine, your kiss


On my mind, your


Softness shading the


World around me

 

[Hellfire]

Is the poem about death? @RemainingQuestions


My poem is more about how words have many meanings, or that is what I intended it to be.

 

[RemainingQuestions]

@Hellfire That's a take I can definitely see in it, but not something I would have seen in it easily without your answer. And no it's not about death, but that's sorta close. It's about sleep. I can see the death in it sorta, in the eternal slumber kind.

 

[Hellfire]

I thought it might be sleep, but for some reason Death seemed like the better answer to me. @RemainingQuestions

 

[RemainingQuestions]

I thought it might be sleep, but for some reason Death seemed like the better answer to me.

And doesn't that sound weird without context!

 

[i love nick check]

Into the Woods tho.
*leaves*

YES!!!!!!!

 

[Hellfire]

And doesn't that sound weird without context!

Yes, yes it does.

 

[RemainingQuestions]

Also, @Hellfire , didn't your plot ultimately succeed in proving your teacher that short poems also have their place in the world? Not the result you may have been looking for, but a good result none the less...

 

[TheDox]

Short poems can be the best poems. They generally leave a lot of room for subjective interpretations and assumptions to be made, rather than long poems that tend to be more specific. Afterall, it's hard to be vague while writing several paragraphs.

 

[Hellfire]

More or less just attempting to annoy her. Therefore plot was evil, good results not good for evil plan. @RemainingQuestions

 

[RemainingQuestions]

Short poems can be the best poems. They generally leave a lot of room for subjective interpretations and assumptions to be made, rather than long poems that tend to be more specific. Afterall, it's hard to be vague while writing several paragraphs.

I agree with you completely.


@Hellfire and here I am, trying to see the positives... But, when you're right, you're right...

 

[Hellfire]

I am good most of the time, but everyone has those days where they laugh maniacally as wish to rule the world. @RemainingQuestions

 

[TheDarkHour]

I didn't get it....