The tale of the Gorgon Lady in the basement of the mall! That would probably scare the hell out of children who practically live in malls! Unless you have THAT kind of fetish where this shit actually turns you on! (if so please, Do see a doctor.) So this week I learned about Pythons in the Mall by Marne Kilates.
When i first read the poem i was almost sure and assumed quickly that this poem was merely talking about gossip. That this poem was talking about fact how gossip can grown into people's mind and create monsters of our own imagination. Though was my initial interpretation, sadly I was wrong. Though I don't exactly admit I was completely wrong because the poem constantly describes how a gossip is. That we are its adoring victims and is fed by our gullibility. So I am not ruling out my interpretation was completely wrong.
Though interesting thing I learned as I read it some more. The poem has a shape. Yes folks you heard me right the poem has a shape! Apparently this poem has a shape of a snake. No I am not crazy it literally does by the way you read and pause. It creates a wavy shape and the dominant sound of the poem would be the letter "S" which would imply the hissing sound! That would imply that poem is seductive and at the same time destructive. I will expound on the some more later on. The poem also moves like a snake especially when a snake is about to strike a prey, with quickness. When you read the poem and the way it is arranged it shows that action. Because you can read a sentence with a subject and verb but after that you pause for a while then say the word. That is how the poem here is described.
The poem apparently was not that deep the more i think about there was reason they put the setting in the mall and that was because the mall is a dangerous place full of hot babes and expensive clothes. It is in fact beautiful in the outside and people go there all the time because it is fun and relaxing. Though the reason people go there because there is always something new to see though in that sense you will eventually tend to spend more. This poem in fact, implies that like a snake beautiful and majestic can be deadly. Because a mall is something that can blur the line between want and need. People go to the mall all the time. They spend money there that they could probably spend in more important things than arcades and movies. This literally makes people think that what they see there is what they need but in fact , it is just what they want or desire to have.
So I think generally this poem is good. I made me think twice about it but it was good and I cant complain on how it was written either. Though the only thing that intrigues me is why can't they just use a half serpent half man? why does it have to be a woman? I'm not gay but I do think it is a but sexist!
