Blog #9 “Accident, Mass. Ave”
I like the fact that this poem uses simple, concise language. I also like the story here. Two strangers find that not only did they learn to behave civilly, but they actually made contact with one another by embracing each other in the middle of the street. I like the fact that this is told in a first person perspective. We (the readers) get to know what the narrator thinks about the situation. We understand that it seems that he doesn’t even want to get out of the car and start screaming but that is simply what is done in Boston. The narrator is a kind person putting on a show.
This poem communicates the notion that even though we’ve become a very individualized society, there are moments where this kind of thinking can and should break down, and we can truly connect with another person. The poem uses specific dialogue in the poem so that the reader gets an idea of the kinds of things that these people might say when in an accident. “What the fuck were you thinking? You fucking blind?” The language and punctuation is prose-like, as well, which reads nicely for this piece.
