What If?: The Writer

"an iridescent creature" said in Richard Wilbur's poem, The Writer. This so-called 'iridescent creature' is just a bird, or so I thought. As we described all the possibilities in class of what this bird can resemble it opened my eyes and mind as to how many things I have missed since I didn't think the bird meant any of the things we talked about. Now being able to see everyone else's perspective on this one bird, made me realize all the things I have missed my whole entire life. But not only in writing.

In movies, art, songs, and probably conversations I have been neglecting other possibilities for what things can mean. I take things for what they come to me as instead of seeing if there is deeper meaning than what meets the eye. Now a question that comes to mind is, what if others are doing the same thing when I talk to them? Are they thinking that everything I say is nothing deeper or are they trying to find the deepness of my words? I mean, if they're looking for something deeper, I don't want to possibly disappoint them. So I know not everyone thinks like this, but for the ones who do, I want to know why.

But now, I want to know what drives the other people to see numerous meanings behind one object of art. How can their minds be so ready to see one word, search for things it can possibly mean, and be somewhat correct? Or is there even something to be correct about? I mean, when does it end. I take things literally because I don't have time to think about all the other possible meanings of things. But does that mean I'm less creative than those who see that? I mean there are so many possibilities as to how these things happen, why they do, and why some don't. It seems like a never ending circle, going around and around with no definite answer to a lot or all of my questions.

Another thing I think about when I think about this is, what would the world be like if nobody saw hidden meanings? How bland and simple could life be. Or maybe somehow it isn't these people who make the world unique and it's actually scientists instead. It's kinda cool to think that maybe the people with the most ordinary minds somehow created this wondrous world. But then again, that doesn't make that much sense.