hosts : Sanjuktaa Asopa & Aparna Pathak
doorways
now so narrow
middle age
-- Bee Jay
( Prune Juice # 36)
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Updated: 5 days ago
hosts : Sanjuktaa Asopa & Aparna Pathak
doorways
now so narrow
middle age
-- Bee Jay
( Prune Juice # 36)
Bee Jay says:
The poem was inspired by an overweight friend of mine who used to be thin when younger. I noticed
how, as he got older, he sometimes knocked his elbows or his hips when he walked through doorways as
if he had forgotten how wide he had become. On another level, the poem also hints
at how some people appear to become narrow-minded as they get older, although I do not know if this will be evident
to readers. On yet another level, it also implies that opportunities for advancement can diminish once you get to a certain age.
Love the dry humour here!
Lovely choice.
Oh wow! Love this reverse blame game :D