A Long Division

[ICSoria]

Thanks Aish. That makes a lot of sense. In the interest of learning, I want to explain what I am seeing when I read this. In some contests, there are definite ways to tell who the winner is, but in others, it can be more subjective. Often both parties walk away feeling that they have won the day. Mud-slinging, like being at odds with a loved one, has no winners. In the end, you're all dirty and humiliated.

AA,
In my mind, if a poet's explanation is longer than the sum total of the poem itself, it often means the poem has failed or is failing. Personally, I do not believe this poem is failing but you should take whatever valuable insight is offered, concentrate on refining rather than explaining, and let each final interpretation fall where it may, as it were.

Sid