Thursday, May 20, 2010

An Unemployed Machinist - By John Giorno

This poem reminds me of a human condition called Tourettes or when a person is SO scared they start stuttering or repeating their sentences without knowing or being in the right state of mind! As weird as it may sound..this is what this poem reminded me of.

It seems as though the person went through a lot in his 10 years that he had moved to Georgia and had trouble finding a job, maybe this person is not emotionally stable? Or maybe this person is a criminal? What made this man turn into a police station and admit that he does not want to be afraid any longer, maybe that's why he wasn't able to find a job for those 10 years because he was afraid that if he was to register somewhere people would find out who he is and what he has done. Maybe he has fear inside of him, or guilt that causes him to repeat things, his fear eating him up inside and forcing him to go insane.