Gary's Interpretation

Mom's interpretation is fantastically detailed and researched, and I realize that mine will be rather concise. With that said, refer to hers for a more depth driven response. First, you the reader need to associate yourself with the uninhibited spirit, or rather an unhindered personality or way of mind. Imagine yourself as that uninhibited spirit, freely floating when and where you please, "untouched and interrupted, and altogether incomplete". But as the writer, I likened myself to an "unfinished castle", remaining stoic and standing erect and tall in the face of the coming wind, my foundation compressed and strong, but due to insecurities, not yet strong enough. The "ill placed stones" bit refers to those past mistakes and wrongs that seem to persist throughout our years, and those stones incidentally hold me back to some degree. In short, the poem describes one whose mind roams free and unhindered, but one not without fault, as past mistakes are like ill placed stones in a seeming staunch fortification. What do you think??