A Grain of Salt
And through it all I managed to become
The monstrous great unhuman that you sought,
To bolster the excuse which led you to
Abandon all of that which we had wrought,
And in my hour of victory you found
Within yourself, you claim, a grain of salt
Which poisoned then, forevermore, the ground:
The fount that, drinking, seemed to make life count.
February 1st, 2009 at 1:33 pm
In this piece does “a grain of salt” keep its meaning of skepticism or does it take on a new definition? I don’t have much confidence in my understanding of this poem, but I feel the subject has used the writer’s emotions such as anger and maybe jealousy as tools. Is that correct?
February 2nd, 2009 at 10:13 am
I would say that this piece harnesses a jealousy of the skepticicsm of another person. Confusion, more than anger, plays a strong role, sorrow.
February 4th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Thanks for clearing that up Benjamin. I can see confusion more then anger now that you mention it. It is really a nice piece.
February 5th, 2009 at 10:37 am
I think this is my favorite of the pieces you have posted. My only suggestion would be a period at the end. I say that because you use punctuation in the final two lines and the poem feel incomplete. A full stop would wrap it up.
Well done.