Hey, Lexi

[ellajam]

Thanks so much to everybody that responded!

@ toinfinity: I see...looking back on the poem, it's pretty dense with abstract language and metaphors. I didn't realize how vague it sounded until I read it over again.   You're pretty much correct on your interpretation there. I'm hesitant to post a detailed explanation behind the poem, as I don't want anybody to be spoiled by it. If you want me to I can! 

@ Weeded: I have NO idea where you got the food/encyclopedia ideas from. Not even close to my initial purpose of the writing.   It's really interesting how you saw it that way though. Being more specific would have helped, I suppose. I'm not a logophile or anything, but I do like beautiful and unique words/phrases.   But who doesn't?

@ spherical: I'm glad you enjoyed it! That would in fact be a typo that I hadn't noticed until now...but I like your interpretation better! 

@ ellajam: Well, I don't know too much about Redwall myself. What little I know is that it's a book about anthropomorphized, human-like mice, which contrasts with the "scavenging" and "dumpster-diving" behaviour of the mouse boy and I.  Like I said to toinfinity, if you'd prefer it I can post a detailed explanation behind the poem. You're right though, it's mostly a lot of personal references, so I can see why it'd be hard to understand. I can try to make it more lucid, though that might require a complete overhaul instead of a couple nitpicky changes. I've read that good poetry doesn't need outside explanation, so that's clearly something I need to work on. 

No long detailed explanation, please, the poem needs to do the job. Maybe you can edit to clarify the poem so more readers can understand it. If you need more details on what confused me just say the word.