Taking the poem from a Hollow's point of view, the poem becomes quite ferocious rather than beautiful. I'll assume that it's revolving around Tia, as sacrifice is her theme after all. (LOL Kubo.)
There is no world without sacrifice Are you unaware? We are In a sea of blood, ashes floating in hell
The cannibalism that the Hollows go through to survive (both with plus and minus souls) may reflect the harsh rule of nature of the survival of the fittest that we 'developed' humans have long forgotten that exists, because in our fabricated world, we are super predators that can kill and eat anything, so we automatically assume that we don't count in the circle anymore. And yet, whether we are aware of it or not, all of this still happens in the background, and we are indeed still are part of it all, whether we like it or not. Between the 'civilised' world and the 'brutal' one, there isn't that much difference. Kubo uses a thin reflection between the Espada and the Shinigami cast is quite often. Compare Szayel with Mayuri. Both are at opposite end, but what's the difference between them? That they are at opposite end? Really, is that it? Might as well they join forces and experiment on their respective test subjects for their required research. Which would not beneficial for the experiments of course.
Considering the sea of blood, is HM worse than Hell? For in Hell, you are there because of your own actions. But in HM? You were just a soul led astray. Do you deserve to be there, to eat others or to be eaten by others? To be actually aware of those actions, and to cling on to that awareness, or else you'll lose it forever? It doesn't sound like so. And yet, judging by the little Hollow experiences we got, it doesn't take that much to become a 'monster of the night', so to speak. So fairness and virtue do not count in HM after all. Maybe that makes it a place worse than Hell itself. In hell, you're merely ashes. In purgatory on the other hand, you're your own worst nightmare.
Crying the name of A fading world
The last two verses are the weirdest part. The world of anything may be a society, a person, or a person's ideals. Does this mean that Hollows have thoughts, feelings, dreams? Are they not so different than we are? Why do they cling to this idea of a fading, collapsing world? Why do they even try? Who is the monster and who is calling for help? Can a monster call for help?
Can we even let them do that? Do we? Or a monster is just a monster in our eyes? Who cares if it dies or is in pain, it's just another brick in the wall after all. Moving on, moving on.
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I wish to read an accurate interpretation of this poem. It's so... open for interpretation isn't it? Very inspiring work.
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Your poetry insight is silly! D:<
Date: 2009-12-06 10:26 pm (UTC)There is no world without sacrifice
Are you unaware?
We are
In a sea of blood, ashes floating in hell
The cannibalism that the Hollows go through to survive (both with plus and minus souls) may reflect the harsh rule of nature of the survival of the fittest that we 'developed' humans have long forgotten that exists, because in our fabricated world, we are super predators that can kill and eat anything, so we automatically assume that we don't count in the circle anymore. And yet, whether we are aware of it or not, all of this still happens in the background, and we are indeed still are part of it all, whether we like it or not. Between the 'civilised' world and the 'brutal' one, there isn't that much difference. Kubo uses a thin reflection between the Espada and the Shinigami cast is quite often. Compare Szayel with Mayuri. Both are at opposite end, but what's the difference between them? That they are at opposite end? Really, is that it? Might as well they join forces and experiment on their respective test subjects for their required research. Which would not beneficial for the experiments of course.
Considering the sea of blood, is HM worse than Hell? For in Hell, you are there because of your own actions. But in HM? You were just a soul led astray. Do you deserve to be there, to eat others or to be eaten by others? To be actually aware of those actions, and to cling on to that awareness, or else you'll lose it forever? It doesn't sound like so. And yet, judging by the little Hollow experiences we got, it doesn't take that much to become a 'monster of the night', so to speak. So fairness and virtue do not count in HM after all. Maybe that makes it a place worse than Hell itself. In hell, you're merely ashes. In purgatory on the other hand, you're your own worst nightmare.
Crying the name of
A fading world
The last two verses are the weirdest part. The world of anything may be a society, a person, or a person's ideals. Does this mean that Hollows have thoughts, feelings, dreams? Are they not so different than we are? Why do they cling to this idea of a fading, collapsing world? Why do they even try? Who is the monster and who is calling for help? Can a monster call for help?
Can we even let them do that? Do we? Or a monster is just a monster in our eyes? Who cares if it dies or is in pain, it's just another brick in the wall after all. Moving on, moving on.
----
I wish to read an accurate interpretation of this poem. It's so... open for interpretation isn't it? Very inspiring work.