Jumoke's Interpretation

For me, the first 5 lines of the poem expresses or identifies our divine or spiritual selves. The Oxford dictionary defines "divine" as: "of, from, or like God or a god. Excellent, beautiful."
I would further elaborate on Oxford's definitions to include these adjectives (which just happen to be in the poem): uninhibited, untouched, uninterrupted, incomplete (incomplete, for me, meaning continuously learning and growing, ever-changing, renewing, etc.). I believe that each and every soul (spiritual being) came into this physical ("unfinished castles") existence with an incredible capacity to give and receive love, the tremendous potential to express our greatest good, and, as we mature through life, unlimited opportunities to reconnect with that greatness when/if the connection has been interrupted. And the divine connection does eventually get interrupted when we become bombarded, overcome, "burdened, crunched under the weight" of negative experiences ("ill placed stones") which leave us imprisoned in our castles by doubt, worry, fear, mistrust, etc. But take heart! We can achieve "Liberation" whenever we're ready though the re-cognition of our "divine" (beautiful, excellent, God-like) energy, our strong, god-like beginnings ("foundations compressed" into each unique individual) that remain within, waiting to be summoned to assist us in overcoming any obstacle, to free us again to express that uniqueness! Unfortunately, we rarely experience it, as our attention is all-consumed by wars, prejudice, politics, gossip, illness, poverty, the 5:00 news, the rest of the media, and other sources that leave us feeling like we're not good enough, and on and on and on, crunching us under their weight.

How would YOU interpret this poem? What does it mean to you? Do you feel the "weight" and want liberation? Have you felt the weight and found solutions to relieve the burden? Feel "free" to click on "comments" to leave your thoughts, experiences, or - comments. Also visit the September Archives to read more poetry and view some of Gary's art.

Jumoke