Being Observant

       I have really appreciated the works we have read in The Granite Pail, by Lorine Nedecker. The poem that I have grown close to is possibly Watching Dancers on Skates. 

Ten thousand women

and I         

            the only one 

                                          in boots

Life's dance:               

they meet

                           he holds her leg

                                          up

      I feel like I could be that other person in the poem. In my opinion, the poem is about this awkward girl who just wants to fit in. I have often been "that girl". I have been the one who wasn't as good as the others. I wasn't as pretty as all of the rest. I feel like I can compare my life to this poem in many ways. 
     I have always been the girl on the side lines. I have always been more of an observer. When people do things, I tend to watch. I like noticing all of the intricate movements of the people or whatever they are doing. Sometimes I journal about all of the things that are going on around me. One of my recent journal entries are about how the leaves are changing and the weather is changing. I noticed how the animals have all gone away. and the leaves were fleeing from their home, the tree. 
      I have always been an observer as you could tell. 
      I really like her poetry. She is a very interesting poet. I have heard nothing but complaining from almost everyone in the class, but I really like it. She is honestly a genius. She has inspired me to start writing more original poetry.