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“the
circle”
is a symbol of the eternal cycle of
life
,
death
, and
not
perfect
“my boy“
poets
pride
in his
son
“paining outer space”
trying to understand it ,
simple
but
difficult
“heavenly design”
god,
perfect
“he
screws
it up”
childish language
,
childish frustration
“the
shakes”
something
wrong
w him
“thank
god”
religious
, blaming god for his sons
disability
“he’s
all the
earth”
means
a
lot
to
poet
“flutter
in his signature” a slight
imperfection
in his identity , conveys poets
frustration
“nothings
what we
meant”
uncertainty,
relying on
fate
“to
keep
our
arrows
halfway
straight”
once we let go its in
fates
hands and we have
no
control
over it
“the
target
also
draws
our
aim”
still
worth
aiming
for something even if you
miss
, do it for the
sake
of doing it
“our
will and
natures are the same”
we are as
we
are
meant
to
be
“muddy water jar”
fate
“filling
with the
perfect ring”
natural
perfection,
perfection has been there all along
key themes - nothings
perfect
,
fate