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I forgot, too, that the "older hand" could also represent yet another form of power: parental power over a child forced to stay in bed, just when he learns to walk!
All right, all right, but please don't nominate me for the most eccentric, psycho poet at P-n-P!
Here goes: This boy has a silly, crazy obsession in bed that is, in fact, powerfully self- destuctive (In the end, he resides behind cold walls-- a prison? or asylum?). This is also the kind of power that can spark one's imagination to create, for example, movie producers and celebrites (they have power to influence us, as well as power through fame and money), and also make monarchs and kings (obvious personifications of power). This power, though, can ultimately be negative and lead to all sorts of destruction, as implied in the poem. In fact, all symbols of power must ultimately fall.
Please, I'm not mad, though maybe Hamlet is getting to me a bit!
The poem is interesting. I have read Roger's comments, now I'm also curious. Could you put a small note here somewhere and let us know who you are talking about. Just a clue; please?
After a brief explanation by the author of this poem, I was able to link all of the variables in this psychological masterpiece. I'm so sorry that I couldn't figure it out on my own. Thank you, James, for bestowing some of your wisdom upon me and for allowing me to peer into the mind of a great author. Now that I understand the poem, I find it to be one of the best poems I've read that deals with the man and his mental limitations!
I believe that most children have a fear of being grab by a monster and pulled under the bed. The title of this poem is, "Power," and I'm trying to decipher the relevancy of it. In your last stanza, I'm not sure if you're asking a question or making a statement, so it's difficult for me to grasp the meaning of this poem. I believe that there is more to this poem than what you are relating, but only you know that, since you do not provide enough clues. And whom ever says that they understand this poem is either truly gifted or I am utterly ignorant!
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