Good afternoon. I think it would be better to just jump right into the review and share the hings I enjoyed before I start the speculations and criticisms. The act of expanding upon an idiom with a narrative based poem is very interesting. While the poem doesn't exactly follow an actual storyline, the reader gets quite a bit of hints at the context of the speaker's feelings and and the things likely to cause them. I'm not completely sure of how literal the chicken analogy is, which caused me to be somewhat unsure of some lines. One of which was the use of the term "feathered armor." I imagine any sort of armor made of feathers would serve a very niche purpose, but offer no real protection. Initially, I interpreted this as admission to vulnerability, but the previous line "You don't have the privilege," hinting that the armor has some advantage. My overall idea of the poem is that the speaker is either having a direct conversation or an internal thought with the second character about how used they feel. If this is a direct confrontation, then the poem carries a bit of a courageous (for the lack of a better word coming to mind) tone. If the poem is more of an internal or personal dialogue, then I feel as though it shifts the tone to be much more somber because this is the speaker coming to terms that they are being used and are watching their eggs (which I also have an idea about) be taken away from her and not even appreciated very much. Now if the poem is completely literal, then the hen is watching her children get taken away and likely used as food or some other mass produced resource. This ties in with the poem having a somber tone, because who would feel anything but after realizing the of your children. If the whole thing is metaphorical, then I interpret it as being someone feeling as though the eggs are the fruits of one's labor (whatever that may be) and that their efforts are being taken for granted. On a very small note, I'm not a big fan of the font, but it doesn't take anything away from the poem, it's just me being a bit nitpicky. Also, the illustration at the bottom of the page gives me the idea of the signature of a formal written letter. Overall, the poem was quite an interesting read that really got me thinking about a lot of aspect of what was written.
Points: 229
Reviews: 6
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