The Creep edit e^-1

[ellajam]

I like that "one" can apply to any of those things. For me that is the fine strength of the opening. It is the haunting, empty "one".

I agree!! It just depends on how you want your audience to interpret your poem.

And that's the fun of reading and writing poetry. The writer can control that as much as he is able, but cannot fully control the impact of it on the individual reader, who comes to the page with his own life. My readers are often one step ahead of me, I enjoy that.

I think there is a difference between ambiguity and an opening where the reader stands and looks around. For me this is "one" of those times.
*ducks before Tom swings*