Study in Red: Misinterpretations
There's a knot
in a rope tied to calf
or ankle,
and a mass of red
beneath which
I don't want to think -
a body seems to flatten and bleed.
This could be a misinterpretation of events,
although historically
many seem not to have bothered about such.
One can only deduce so much
from a single image
without aids of language,
context, or text
information
that might lead to alternatives.
This could be heaven, it could be hell.
Could be a UFO
or a trick of the light, or eyes.
If no offer to decode is made
any wrong conclusion arrived at
is as valid as any other.
in a rope tied to calf
or ankle,
and a mass of red
beneath which
I don't want to think -
a body seems to flatten and bleed.
This could be a misinterpretation of events,
although historically
many seem not to have bothered about such.
One can only deduce so much
from a single image
without aids of language,
context, or text
information
that might lead to alternatives.
This could be heaven, it could be hell.
Could be a UFO
or a trick of the light, or eyes.
If no offer to decode is made
any wrong conclusion arrived at
is as valid as any other.
posted by burning moon at 5:39 PM
2 Comments:
Wow, this is not so much a poem as a dissertation on the possible interpretations of any given set of circumstances or images or sensory input.
And as such, its very cool *grin*
I love the introspective aspect
And the voice is really clever, not chiding or arrogant, but it still carries a tone of authority.
As you can see, this one caught my eye *grin*
lol. yeah, it's not really a poem. I was trying to write something for a picture, but you can't really see much of what the picture is.
As I was writing I started to think about interpretations and history and who gets to say what was really happening and how different what is happening is depending on who's telling the story. So I ended up with this.
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