• @nikita
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    32 months ago

    That last sentence is amazing. It is a perfect encapsulation of heartbreak and our attempts at love.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      32 months ago

      And doesn’t the text kind of almost sound like he’s been abusive but she wants the old him back? Or is it just me?

      • @nikita
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        22 months ago

        I think there are two meanings at play.

        Maybe I’m going too deep into this but the part where she says he slapped the back of her can be interpreted as either an act enjoyment (of the sexual kind) or as an act of abuse. I think that line epitomises the theme of the poem, namely that there is a duality in romance. It is a relationship that is both perfect and imperfect, manic and depressing, reasonable and nonsensical.

        At least that’s what I got out of it. Thank you for sharing.