Rat, and remind them that you, that I— we are worthy of every poem. Here.
I think an idea of what she meant by this could be that no matter how you present yourself to the world we're all deserving of recognition and to be loved
Rat, and remind them that you, that I— we are worthy of every poem. Here.
I think an idea of what she meant by this could be that no matter how you present yourself to the world we're all deserving of recognition and to be loved
It’s the gritty, nasty little carrier of such diseases as optimism, persistence, Perseverance and joy,
This is saying that even though optimism, persistence, perseverance, and joy are usually categorized as good words, Seida says that they are diseases which to me means that those things can be negative and have different meanings.
Time does not bring relief; you all have lied Who told me time would ease me of my pain!
Goes against the common saying "time will heal" or "time always tells" hence "you all have lied" in line 1
If we must die, O let us nobly die, So that our precious blood may not be shed In vain; then even the monsters we defy Shall be constrained to honor us though dead!
This is a very recognizable type speech that soldiers/army people say, I recognize this from movies.
—your seldom comings, my mourning mind—not the missing of meals.
I think this is a really good word play, to be honest it reminds me of Taylor Swifts lyricism.
wainscot
noun, an area of wooden paneling on the lower part of the walls of a room.
verb, line (a room or wall) with wooden paneling.
A man sits mournful, his mind in darkness, so daunted in spirit he deems himself ever after fated to endure.
Pretty sure this means that he is hopeless.
so even when her lips can barely stretch themselves around english, her accent is a stubborn compass always pointing her towards home…
Maybe her mother was made fun of for her voice but her voice shows her heritage and her lineage and family.
she waited too many years for her voice to arrive to be told it needed house-keeping.
This spoke volumes for me because as a woman she may have been oppressed and finally had her voice, so she's not going to stop talking when she waited for so long to do so.
Or else find the boy who lit the fire in the first place to see if you can change him
The societal norm that women need to fix the men that they're with at the expense of themselves
rain will wash away everything if you let it.
This is a good positive mindset which means that it depends on how you look at things, because rain is mostly viewed as derogatory, or a bad thing.
A red metal imp hangs from the green-painted front door, as a knocker, do not touch it; it will bite your fingers.
I really like the personification that the author gave to the house, it makes the house feel dangerous in a way.