Pat Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:31 am
Wishing I could hear you read this poem, then maybe I would be more sure of the first two lines, the meaning... Meanwhile... I'm not really sure....
Is Sarah Anne being told to turn right or is she being affirmed for making a right (correct) turn?
Such little stuff, but the reader is hungry to know.
Sounds to me like she is evolving and turning into something new periodically????
Line 4-- is she a cutter? Cutters usually cut to feel better? to release the pain? They think that is their answer. (Of course it's a temporary fix and not a healthy coping skill, usually a signal they need professional help.) Does she cut each time she changes?
Is the poem a poetic picture of Sarah Anne struggling to think and understand her world?
I like the "heart wound" and "cracked confidence." Easy to understand. Hard to live.
I hear the body-mind struggle. Is she on medication?
I wonder if you really need the last line.
What if you broke the next to last line into two Lines and revised a little? to read:
"The aches of what I'm not--
hoping to put all that to rest."
Is the wanting to put the previous ways of coping to rest the goal of evolving... like in child development?
This would be a struggle for anyone!!! but may some word or person touch Sarah Anne's heart to let her know that she is worthy, that help is out there.
I wonder if another title might be "Seeking" or "Struggling to Live"?
I hope you'll respond to thoughts we are offering.... are we anywhere close to your meaning???
Always, when you write a poem, it is yours, not ours. We just try to help. It is your poem.
For me, writing poetry is a kind of therapy. It helps me.
God bless all the strugglers in this world... that's all of us, of course.