Stringy

[tectak]

Hi crow: I'm so glad for your explanations. The imagery is extent and intense; full of connections; I still don't understand stringy as it applies to the writer and reader. And when you talk about the kite; you say climbed down on purpose because it was the bird finding the door. Very interesting. Best, Loretta

I don't want to do the explaining-the-joke thing, so I'd cut it at this, if I can--

Stringy is the texture of the meat/corpse of a starved bird. It's also a physical tether. And it's also symbolic for a transmitted STD.

I say climbed down bc the kite goes down. It has to come back up to find the "door" which is just a metaphor for the speaker.

Hi crow,
I have to say that you are off on one with all of this esoteric stuff that demands explanations which themselves are so wide ranging that the piece could mean anything and does especially when stringy is what a bird is if its thin or an undernourished animal or man with advanced aids, but stringy is what you fly your kitey on or a bird of prey unless it is melted cheese or...or...or...well, I will now climb down up my soapbox and get serious.
As erthona says, metaphors should clarify, not obscure. So do I.
You may genuinely believe that what you are writing is rich in metaphorical mince but for the reader it is complex broth...one mouthful elicits the polite response. "Hmm. Interesting, but no, I have enough, thank you."
Best,
tectak