#ppl keep justifying misunderstandings by referring to a line that straight up does not exist

[voidless-screaming]

Re: the last poem i reblogged

People keep commenting on it like "oooh but the poem says to take it literally and that its NOT a metaphor so--'' blah blah NO

THE POEM STARTS WITH REFERRING TO HOW A PREVIOUS POEM\CHARACTERISTICS WERE MISUNDERSTOOD TO BE 'ROMANTIC' WHEN IT WAS INTENDED WITH DIFFERENT CONNOTATIONS. the poet then apologies in the poem, suggesting a feeling of guilt, for misleading people to love a version of them that doesn't exist. This could be interpreted as the poem being about not living up to expectations or people idolising a version of the narrative thats easier to consume, one thats 'romantic'. You could interpret these lines in a number of ways

BUT NOWHERE DOES IT SAY "take this as literally as possible. There is no metaphors at all." And i feel like im going crazy because people keep insisting thats whats being explicitly said?? When its literally not at all?? AM I /GEN MISSING SOMETHING 😭