Latitude

[Leanne]

the world is carved by axes
exes and whys
egos and eyes
without latitude

shake your plates
you may just start a wave

tidal or no
we have had enough of pierage

[heslopian]

Okay, I'm going to take a shot in the dark and guess what this poem means: the world is ordered in such a repressive fashion, based on our egos and faulty perceptions of reality, that we are not free. We are allowed no latitude, but must live our lives from A to Z with no deviations or passions. Thus the narrator implores us to "shake [our] plates" and create a wave. Doesn't matter if it's tidal (destructive) or not; either way it will be a rebellion against the soul-crushing norm.
Am I close?

[Leanne]

That'll do

I find it difficult to resist a pun. I offer no excuse...

[heslopian]

That'll do

I'll take it
Good poem by the way. The plates image was especially compelling.

[billy]

the world is carved by axes
exes and whys
egos and eyes
without latitude

shake your plates
you may just start a wave

tidal or no
we have had enough of pierage

did you mean peerage, i ask because i take it as an anti politico/government rant, (fuck the lords etc) love the play on words. and i love the 5th line which makes me think of how a prison riot starts or what school kids do when the dinners late. jmo

thanks for the read.

[abu nuwas]

Were you commissioned by the just-finished Latitudes festival for next year? It'd be your chance to hob-nob with some muso types, and the poshos -- I know what a snob you are.

I wish I had thought up the first four lines. Grrr! But thanks also for a mild dose of ambiguity ---- any more clarity, and I'm leaving!

[Leanne]

did you mean peerage

Yes, but the spelling will remain as is or it will bugger up the pun, same as tidal/title

I'm now imagining the House of Lords awash in soggy semolina pudding... Cheers Billy.

[Leanne]

Were you commissioned by the just-finished Latitudes festival for next year? It'd be your chance to hob-nob with some muso types, and the poshos -- I know what a snob you are.

I wish I had thought up the first four lines. Grrr! But thanks also for a mild dose of ambiguity ---- any more clarity, and I'm leaving!

There's a festival and I missed it? Of course I did, I'm far too busy being staid and boring and domesticated these days... gone are the hobnobbing days, unless you're talking about the biscuits

[billy]

did you mean peerage

Yes, but the spelling will remain as is or it will bugger up the pun, same as tidal/title

I'm now imagining the House of Lords awash in soggy semolina pudding... Cheers Billy.

sorry ...like a twat i missed the connection

[Aish]

the world is carved by axes
exes and whys These first two lines are dazzling me with brilliance, I must put on me shades
egos and eyes
without latitude

shake your plates When I reach this point something in my head links "Shake yer money maker" and I see asses
you may just start a wave

tidal or no
we have had enough of pierage

All I can say is you're a sharp witted lass and I hate you

[Leanne]

Awww, bless