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A Peak Into The Process
When I wrote this poem, I, the Writer, put no meaning in it. I, the Writer, wrote words as a child would play with a toy. Alliteration my plaything – I, the Writer, chose words based only on if they had a ‘B’eautiful ‘B’eat, whatever that abstract explanation may mean. That nonsense title being the only clue for You, the Reader, to this empty-pockets poem made of hollow words.
As I, the Writer, mentioned already, the words written have no meaning to me other than they all begin with the letter ‘B’ & flowed relatively. However, I, the Writer, did choose words with a mass of potential meaning. Take the word “Bears” for example: it’s an animal in nature, it’s a metaphor for power, it’s a symbolic totem, or it could even be a gay man. So with just one word, I’ve said four wildly differing meanings, and there are so many more just for this one word, “Bears”.
But remember, I, the Writer, haven’t actually written any of that. I, the Writer, have written nothing other than the one word “Bears”. Yet still, I, the Writer, could have meant any combination of each and every one of those meanings. And though You, the Reader, now know that I, the Writer, chose the word “Bears” only because it starts with the letter ‘B’, You, the Reader, would have had no way of knowing that without I, the Writer, intervening.
Let’s continue with this example. What if You, the Reader, now started combining lines? Like “Brother/Bears”: “Brother” could mean family or friend, but next to “Bears” maybe it’s referencing that one Disney movie? So now the two meanings of “Brother” combined with the four meanings from “Bears” gives You, the Reader, at least eight different incorrect meanings. In addition to watching a movie for homework that will tell You, the Reader, nothing about the meaning that I, the Writer, intended.
Now let’s continue with examples a few lines further down this nonsense poem: “Benjamin/Breaking” is a name and an action, but maybe it’s referencing that one band from Halo 2? Well let’s see what follows: “Bones”. Hmm, maybe this could imply violence? Or maybe the bones are symbolic for death? It is unclear, but You, the Reader, guess that either explanation makes well enough sense for Halo 2. So You, the Reader, press on with that assumption.
What’s next: “Because/Barbie”. Uh-oh, this might be taking a darker turn. It sounds like Barbie is possibly on the receiving end of the violence. You, the Reader, like that Halo 2 song, but this is starting to make You, the Reader, feel uncomfortable; however, we’ve already made it this far – might as well finish what we’ve started: “Behaves/Badly”.
Well this is awkward. You, the Reader, were enjoying some alliteration while reminiscing on a childhood pastime, and now You, the Reader, are smiling at words about Benjamin’s domestic abuse of Barbie. But that’s not quite true, is it? Because as I, the Writer, explained at the beginning that the only meaning connecting these words to the Writer is that they all start with the letter ‘B’.
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