10-30-2014, 03:39 AM
Thank you for all the input.
I find it interesting that each of you were so eager to call out cliches like human fire alarms, as if their presence is a danger or sin. You realize there's a reason things become cliche don't you? Certain ideas feel right together and so enjoyed by the people before us. It is not wrong to employ for myself a topic that other individuals before me explored. Cliches carry a history of captivation and through large favor remained a source of fresh inspiration. Instead of casting them aside, using the power and influence they hold to sway the perception of the audience is a much better solution.
I wanted to discuss night and day, so it made sense to use the words night and day. Sure, if my goal was to be supercilious and obfuscatory I could talk in circles fixing metaphors to haughty vocabulary and give it some title that would make a good band name. But don't you think I have a purpose to the choices I made with this poem? It's not as if I just hastily typed in a first draft without any revisions of my own. I use simple language because I want everyone to be able to enjoy my poetry, and being able to get my point across clearly and easily is important to me. Should I even point out how your repetitive displeasure for cliches betrayed your propensity to embody them?
I find it interesting that each of you were so eager to call out cliches like human fire alarms, as if their presence is a danger or sin. You realize there's a reason things become cliche don't you? Certain ideas feel right together and so enjoyed by the people before us. It is not wrong to employ for myself a topic that other individuals before me explored. Cliches carry a history of captivation and through large favor remained a source of fresh inspiration. Instead of casting them aside, using the power and influence they hold to sway the perception of the audience is a much better solution.
I wanted to discuss night and day, so it made sense to use the words night and day. Sure, if my goal was to be supercilious and obfuscatory I could talk in circles fixing metaphors to haughty vocabulary and give it some title that would make a good band name. But don't you think I have a purpose to the choices I made with this poem? It's not as if I just hastily typed in a first draft without any revisions of my own. I use simple language because I want everyone to be able to enjoy my poetry, and being able to get my point across clearly and easily is important to me. Should I even point out how your repetitive displeasure for cliches betrayed your propensity to embody them?
the heart and mind through hands combined
to bind my soul within each line
to bind my soul within each line