Don't Be Mad
I have taken
the gun
that was in
the toolbox
and which
you were probably
saving
for someone
Forgive me
It was so tempting
so dark
and so cold
First of all, I want to make it clear that this parody poem has nothing to do with how I feel. I am not the least bit suicidal in any way. Since most of the poems we have been reading and discussing in class were about darkness, aging, and death, I've decided to do a similar topic.
My parody of Williams' "This Is Just To Say" is similar to the original poem in many ways such as similar wordings in certain lines. Both poems are similar with form, capitalization, consist of three stanzas, exact the same amount of syllables per line. The only difference would have to be the subject in each poem where the original is about eating plums where my parody is about taking one's own life in place of another. My parody isn't much of a mockery of Williams' poem, but more of a flattering poem.
The parody above has two interpretations, if not more depending how imaginative one can be. The first interpretation I had for the poem was about a housemate who is having a miserable time in his life at the moment and continuously bothering his other housemate about his problems. He found his housemate's gun hidden in his toolbox and used it to take his life so he can end his misery and pain.
The other interpretation I had in mind was about a friend who hid a gun with only one bullet in his toolbox, it was saved for someone, either it being for himself, an enemy, or his friend. I chose the words "for someone" so it can have an open discussion for who the gun and single bullet was meant for.
I couldn't really decide on which one I wanted, so I combined the two interpretations where the ending "so dark and so cold" is where the person who found the gun shot himself and his life is slowly fading away, as his vision begins to blur and the light dimming to darkness with the feeling of coldness & death creeping upon him. Hope the readers enjoy my parody =)
2 comments:
Hahaha! I really enjoyed your parody. Good choice of the gun, it shows that you have paid attention in class and that everything is pretty depressing. I like how you say what your interpretation of the poem is. By guiding the reader you are letting us know the point you are trying to make. I like the second interpretation and the gun could have been for the random possum that moved itself into the backyard =)
I agree with you--why are all of the poems so depressing? Maybe it is because real, strong emotions are developed in depressing, sad situations and the poets reach to that for inspiration. This is such a different tone from William's poem. His was light and conversational while yours is dark and sad. I agree with you that by using "someone" it leaves the question as to who it was meant for. It leaves an air of mystery leaving the reader guessing.
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