The Man

There is a man staring at me

With eyes of red and teeth made of corn

He screams and screams at me until his throat bleeds

and he keeps screaming

Spitting his bloody words on my frozen naked body

Each day I cannot escape

As he strips me of my hair

My skin and my eyes

He has taken over my being

Home is not what it once was

For I am the single prisoner

in this dungeon I have built

Author's Note

I want to hear how you guys interprate this poem in the comments
Criticism is welcome

Reviews

[William Liston]

I interpret this poem as a character's dual personality in that she has an innocent side (as represented by the speaker) and a hurtful side (as represented by the man with corn teeth). The innocent part of her is struggling to stay alive and well, but unfortunately, the hurful side is overtaking her life. At first, I thought the man and the speaker were two separate characters until I read the last line: "in this dungeon I have built." Since the dungeon is one that the speaker herself claims to have built, there is an implication that she and the man are two personalities in the same body.

- William Liston

[Darian B.]

I would have to say this sounds like conformity (especially in terms of appearances) to me. The man would be the terrible need we feel to fit in, the red eyes are self-criticisms and the corn teeth are the desire to be as skinny or fit as possible. He screams because the desire to fit in typically overwhelms our reasons to be individualistic. The throat bleeding is the inner sadness we feel when we don't "measure up" and cant stop trying. Hair, skin, and eyes basically make up the physical identifiers of people's outer beauty. They are often overshadowed by makeup and hair gel, as well as the latest styles of clothing.
Overall, it is a pretty interesting piece to be sure. It is open to interpretation which allows it to have personal meanings for each reader. I like it, it lets the readers think for themselves