feeling good after
asking one-armed kung fu stars
to move a sofa
well, sooooooooooooo...... what's the problem? ! four of them could do it handily! and they could use their feet if need be, in which case they could do it feetily. bri :)
I read the comments below and now I feel a bit dumb. I see the humor of this picture of one-armed kung fu stars lifting a sofa for the narrator.. But I was seeing a wistfulness, a sadness, in this piece. I pictured an aging man wanting to move a sofa saying these 3 lines in a very sarcastic bitter tone of voice. I know readers will find different things in a poem because of their background, experiences, age, gender, etc. But just how far off was I on this? 10+++++++++++++++++++ for originality and memorability and intelligence
Hi Susan, thank you so much...and indeed I had a similar thought when I finally finished this poem. I tweaked a line and then realized- it could tip into either comedy or tragedy. I think there is a very fine line separating the two. Aging and resenting- -yes, those were in mind....
That was a funny image and reading Soul's comment made me laugh harder at the vision of being flung with the sofa. Sober thoughts after reading your topics of the poem. Sometimes we may ask the impossible to witness the struggle.
Thank you, Simone. Absolutely true...How many times do we ask the impossible, just to see what happens? I suspect more often than we even think.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
When we overlook the disability and ask a person to do something near impossible, I think we are indirectly pumping a little positivity into his spirit that will push him into doing it! More than humour, I see this three liner as a psychological boost to the handicapped! I don't know how far I am right in my interpretation.....
Valsa, that is an absolutely brilliant insight and superb interpretation. Thank you so much.