This is a poem I came upon and really appreciated.
THE FORECAST
By Dan Jaffe
"Perhaps our age has driven us indoors.
We sprawl in the semi-darkness, dreaming sometimes of a
vague world spinning in the wind.
But we have snapped our locks, pulled down our shades.
Taken all precautions. We shall not be disturbed.
If the earth shakes, it will be on a screen;
And if the prairie wind spills down our streets
And covers us covers us with leaves, the weatherman will
tell us."
What I got out of the poem was this:
People won't experience change, they'll watch it on a television.
And if a force of nature would enter our constructed world, we'd just wait for the news broadcast to confirm the event before acknowledging it.
The dramatization of our tendency to avoid any engagement with the world is amazingly true. It's almost painful to think about... but by thinking about it, maybe we can do something about it.
Monday, May 31, 2010
An Epic Poem... and my opinion.
Posted by Lindsay Taylor at 31.5.10
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2 comments:
I believe it's also a call to abandon our little boxes that we have built around ourselves and get outside. We need to get out and experience what's happening in the world. When we shut ourselves in our houses, we are the main deal. We're the big thing. But when we get outside, under such a huge sky, we can finally realize how tiny we are :D.
Im gonna go with yalls explanation :)I think it says also that some people are too lazy to go outside of themselves, and would much rather have the work done for them. you never know though, it could be about the weather....,.
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