08-29-2013, 08:31 PM
Without reading all of the other reviews or commentary, this struck me that it could serve as a summation of generation-X (the me generation), yet it can more than likely apply to a number of things, like today's rock music, as it may be inspired for the 'artist', its not inspirational to this listener (give me some names, if you've got em!). The 'confusing' contrasts motivation with revelation, motivation being punctuated with a period, revelation with an exclamation point. However, in my read generations would be either generation's or possibly generations'. Beggar is an intriquing choice of words. It can't mean 'defy' or 'go beyond' herein (in the manor of Shakespeare) or the period and exclamation would be reversed. So, I am going with the more colloquial, beg/ask the question. Breathe has too many connotations, but I'll do with manifest, as in, your poem manifests wisdom. I'll come back later, read it again and the responses and get an entirely different impression, ha ha... Cheers/Chris
My new watercolor: 'Nightmare After Christmas'/Chris

