Ignorant armies clashing by night on a darkling plain. Oh yeah, that's me.
The description is spot on. I do think a lot of things suck. People do find me depressing. I am political. But ... "pacifist"? No.
What poem are you? (Found this via Wheels.)
Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
You're probably strongly political, and a pacifist. Hey, and you're also slightly depressing. You think a lot of things suck and are pointless. Congratulations!
I was "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll. Somehow that feels just right.
Posted by: Emily at June 10, 2004 03:58 PMTotally brillig, Emily, totally brillig.
Posted by: red at June 10, 2004 04:00 PMI get "Dover Beach" too, amazingly.
Posted by: fad at June 10, 2004 04:02 PMI'm Jabberwocky too!
Posted by: jess at June 10, 2004 04:13 PM"Jabberwocky," of course. As if you didn't already know. ;-)
Posted by: Dave J at June 10, 2004 04:31 PM"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot. I love the description:
God, you're indecisive. You're not that great, but you don't know if you want to accept that. You appreciate beauty and observe things others may not, but you're also hopelessly impaled on your own foolish romanticism. Go you.
Yeah, that sounds about right.
Posted by: Mark at June 10, 2004 04:47 PMScott: I thought I knew every Sylvia Plath poem backwards and forwards and I do not know that one.
Googling it right now.
Posted by: red at June 10, 2004 04:48 PMOhhh, just Googled it. Now I remember it.
It's not even in any of her books, though. It's just a thing she wrote when she was in her freshman year at Smith.
I know.
I'm nuts.
Posted by: red at June 10, 2004 04:49 PMSonnet 17 by Pablo Neruda
Aw, you're a romantic. You believe in true love and all that sort of stuff. How cute are you? To you, love is incredible and amazing.
and it comes with a mini-van!
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at June 10, 2004 09:06 PMI am "The Mad Girl's Love Song" by Sylvia Plath, too, Brad. By the way where do you live?
Posted by: Beth at June 11, 2004 03:54 PMI also am "The Mad Girl's Love Song"
Posted by: Laura at June 13, 2004 11:29 AMummm- who is BRAD?????? Even I don't know what I meant by that comment!!!!!!
Posted by: Beth at June 13, 2004 05:26 PM