Original poem reprinted online here: "Water Table" by Eliza Griswold Originally read: September 3, 2013 More information about the Poet: Eliza Griswold When I looked at the title of this poem again earlier today, the first thought was, "water boarding?" Does this poem go in that direction? No, well probably no. The first stanza can imply that sort of image thought: My earliest wish was not to exist, to burst in the backyard without violence, no blood, no fleshy bits, This part could reference the speaker's mindset of violence. However, the concepts are generalized to the point of being not as personal. Plus the rhymes of "wish," "exist," and "bits," come in such a rapid succession that the lines feels humorous to me. Are the lines comical? In a sense based on structure. Content wise the focus is on the speaker, the one focusing on the time frame o...
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