Droning
Roxanne G.
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The poem I wrote is about human nature on and in the internet, through bees and the setting as an extended metaphor. The first stanza is about the immortalizing effect of a photograph, likened to a pinned bug(bee) in a collection, and how it can be seen and twisted and paraded about for anyone’s gain. One could also infer extortion from the paragraph, and obsession with gratification that could come from attention. The second stanza is more about the overwhelming and infinitely sized forums of mass social media platforms, where it’s hard to find “water,” as in genuine and kind places. There’s an almost cursed nostalgia for the water, the past, which may or may not have existed. I’m a huge fan of open interpretation, though. What I wrote doesn’t have to be set in stone, and that’s something that I love about poetry - the fluidity. Please infer anything.
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Creativity is what drives people. Aside from keeping humanity from stagnating, it makes the entire world strive for greatness, and beauty, and the eternal search for peace, connection, and perfect understanding. To me, creativity is a necessity and a tool to find that peace and connection.
