Iâm bored and canât sleep, so Iâm gonna do my English major close reading thing. And no, whatever original intention there was here doesnât matter.
poem: being awake is a mistake
Firstly, the surface meaning here isnât quite as cut and dry as might first appear. Regretting being awake could mean any number of things. Or perhaps even it isnât regret at all. Calling being awake a mistake could refer to the uncomfortable feeling of getting out of bed, the existential dread typical of the website and era this poem was published in, something related to mental illness, or perhaps just an annoyed jab at whatever activity is occurring.
Second, this is most likely meant to be comedic and the rhyming element gives the work a slightly juvenile and playful vibe while still remaining cynical in tone. And the poem itself acknowledges that it is a poem. The colon indicates that the second part is more important than the first, that âpoemâ is not nearly as important as âbeing awake is a mistakeâ. However, the putting of âpoemâ there in the first place and the lack of capitalization anywhere give it a slightly otherworldly or cryptic feeling typical of the 21st century meme. It could be a commentary on poetry, or the current state of internet culture, relying on ârelatableâ content and existential dread in order to gain attention.
And thatâs as far as I wanna go tonight. Honestly, the tiniest poems are the most packed with stuff and this is ripe for close reading. I could write a small paper on this tiny poem but Iâll spare you. Goodnight.
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