Thursday, February 14, 2008

Same old story from yesterday morning

I think that "to be inside" means to be a part of something. I think the poet, who uses a lot of imagery to make more of an impact, feels lost since he was an immigrant and he does not know where he fits in. Asking if he is inside someone or something is like asking if he belongs there or if he is a part of that. The lines "practice until you feel the language inside of you" is saying that the more you try something the more, it will be a part of you. Once you become familiar enough with something , you will be able to feel like you belong and can identify with that thing. This realtes to all parts of the author's life and he feels like he just wants to belong. When he says "Am I inside you? I asked once lying between her legs, confused about the body and the heart", I think the wordsmith is trying to ask if he is supposed to be there. Being an immigrant, the author has been displaced and he is confused about his own identity and how he fits in. Everyone wants to belong someplace and feel like they are "on the inside". I think that at one point or another everyone feels what the author is feeling (whether or not they are immigrants). This poem is all about figuring out what you as a person and if you fit in with your enviornment.

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