Rejected (Version 1)

[Mikeodial]

Hi mike,

With a few quick reads, I'm interpreting as follows;
Stanza one: You own the house, becoming a parent you realise opportunities missed and start to create your falsehood.
Your children grow somewhat oblivious to you being there

Stanza 2: as adolescents they now consider you a pest

Stanza 3: I'm reading your first lines as criticisms of their behaviour/life
And in light of these you create an alternative reality for yourself.
Your final line is this reality, but at the same time a wider symbol of all our lives.


Let me know if this makes sense and I'll give you some more detailed feedback in light of that.
Thanks for the read.

Very interesting interpretation. My intention in the poem was really about living beyond your means and what happens when you let that take over your life. Living a "false self".