I really enjoyed the caus of this poem. It was odd and had this wonderful rhythm to it. What first struck me in the poem was the contradiction of the title...Beginning Again. A beginning is once, to begin again is theoretically not possible. Then, in reading I noticed a second contradiction in the second and third sentence: "...in a small badly lit room with no mirror. A room whose floor ceiling and walls are all mirrors..." I think it is referring to trying to see ones self, but not being able to see clearly what's happening. Especially after the first part, which seemed to refer to trying to fix a mental illness or maybe a simple personality flaw. Another thing I noticed was a reference to a poem by Li Po. I looked up the short poem, which starts with: The birds have vanished into the sky,
and now the cloud drains away.
So the second half obviously refers to starting anew. I think the whole poem is about wanting to change something about yourself, about wanting to fix something...but not knowing how or if.
" I think it is referring to trying to see ones self, but not being able to see clearly what's happening." I like this thought. I think you're right. I agree that beginning again is a contradiction--but I like the idea of doing it!
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