Awaken Far From Belonging — Summary

messagetolContemplative

If I awoke On different planet, All alone What would happen? What would I feel? Would the place be different From the place I remember? Or even that, Will I remember The place I once was? What if I didn’t? I would feel different, But not know why. I would be the only- Well, me. One of a kind, No other peas in the pod. There probably will be Other people, Or other species. Hopefully, They will see I am harmless. They would accept me. But should I feel like one of them? Would I feel comforted? No, probably a little, Until I realize I am not one of them. I would be lonely, Very lonely. But would I get out of it? Eventually. I will learn To live with the loneliness. Learn, Learn to adapt to new places New people, And new situations.

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The speaker imagines waking up alone on a different planet and asks a string of questions about what that would feel like. Would the place seem strange? Would they even remember where they came from? The questions come quickly, which gives the opening a nervous, wondering tone.

As the poem goes on, the speaker tries to stay hopeful. They picture meeting other people or species and hope they will be seen as harmless and accepted. But the poem admits that fitting in on the surface isn't the same as belonging. Any comfort would fade once the speaker realized they are not one of them. The line "No other peas in the pod" captures that sense of being one of a kind, and a little isolated because of it.

The mood settles from anxiety into quiet determination. The speaker expects to be "very lonely," but decides to learn to live with it and adapt to new places, people and situations.

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