PERCEPTION

The poem begins with "PERCEPTION made its way; the grand entrance just today". This can be interpreted as the poet's acknowledgement of a new or altered understanding of a situation or experience.

PERCEPTION made its way 

the grand entrance 

just today it entered 

with a cloak 

barely, if i may.

While watching me:

such eternal depth of sight 

i felt a chilling choke!

Aware was i of something 

dark and ill i turned 

the other eye --

such is my perception 

and response to failure i 

thought, with a sigh.

::01-21-2014::

Author's Note

Poet's Notes:

The poem begins with "PERCEPTION made its way; the grand entrance just today". This can be interpreted as the poet's acknowledgement of a new or altered understanding of a situation or experience, as if perception itself were a character making its entrance. This kind of personification is a common feature of surrealistic writing, and it helps to create a sense of unfamiliarity in the familiar, which is a key element of the Surrealist movement.

"it entered with a cloak barely, if I may. While watching me such eternal depth of sight that I felt a chilling choke!" The cloak can be seen as a symbol of hidden truth or obscured reality. The poet feels an overwhelming sense of dread or fear ("a chilling choke") as they confront this new perception, suggesting it's something profoundly unsettling.

"Aware was I of something dark and ill from my senses I turned the other eye and watched it go." This concluding part captures the poet's reluctance or inability to fully confront or accept this new perception. They choose to ignore it ("turned the other eye"), but they can't help but watch it leave. This suggests a tension between desire to understand and fear of what that understanding might mean.

Overall, the poem seems to explore the process of encountering an uncomfortable or unsettling truth, a new perception, and the subsequent struggle to reconcile with it. It reflects Surrealist themes by presenting this process in a dreamlike, symbolic manner, emphasizing the power of the subconscious and the irrational.