I'm not sure I understand the reference to Babylon though. Explain?
Ha, though I'm entirely against people defending their work, I'm going to explain Babylon. Erm...I wrote this after studying Mesopotamian civilizations in social studies, and I was all, "Let's compare and contrast ancient history with today!" I guess Babylon as we think of it in history class is idyllic, green, and peaceful. Now, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, aka Iraq is one of the crappiest places in the world. So...I guess the title "Mesopotamia" and the Babylon reference are supposed to point out the irony that the land we refer to as the beginning of civilization is now really uncivilized..
The poem doesn't have to be interpreted that way, though. I was thinking of adding a line in there about the Tigris and Euphrates, though. They just sound cool and would be another historic reference, making me sound smarter.
Thanks for the replies.
Colleen
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P.S. If anyone wants to take a look at my poem "Ionic Bonds", it's slowly fermenting somewhere in the Other Poetry forum with no comments.
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