It's still considered taboo in much of society to explore the more negative side of life, whether that be suicide, murder, sadism, or just dark, depressing, sad feelings. Society in general has this fear that people who have open minds and who aren't afraid to look at the bad things and express them must have something wrong with them. There is therefore an underlying current of "need"—the people who resist the taboo of society and indulge themselves in these topics—and many of them are perfectly normal people—have an interest in reading the work of others who seem to be like them in order to (among other things, I would guess) know that they aren't the only ones who feel that way, have felt that way, could feel that way, or are just not afraid to admit that shit happens.
Granted, the people who commented on your poem have their own reasons for doing so. And granted, none of them can really know why you wrote it, who you are, your circumstances, nothing. But really, to them, those things don't necessarily matter. It's what *they* get out of it for themselves that does, regardless of your original intentions of writing it. Although you may have written the poem without the reader in mind, they're going to look for meanings and messages in it anyway, just like they would by reading a novel, listening to a song, going bungee jumping. Why do people listen to heavy metal, or dress goth, or do whatever it is that they do? Because it touches them somehow, and that's important to them.
They shouldn't judge you via your poem, but neither should you judge them for reading it and being able to connect to it on some level. Ultimately, if you don't want comments on it, delete it. ^^
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Something else to consider...
Date: 2004-02-22 06:42 am (UTC)Granted, the people who commented on your poem have their own reasons for doing so. And granted, none of them can really know why you wrote it, who you are, your circumstances, nothing. But really, to them, those things don't necessarily matter. It's what *they* get out of it for themselves that does, regardless of your original intentions of writing it. Although you may have written the poem without the reader in mind, they're going to look for meanings and messages in it anyway, just like they would by reading a novel, listening to a song, going bungee jumping. Why do people listen to heavy metal, or dress goth, or do whatever it is that they do? Because it touches them somehow, and that's important to them.
They shouldn't judge you via your poem, but neither should you judge them for reading it and being able to connect to it on some level. Ultimately, if you don't want comments on it, delete it. ^^
Shadowyng