"The poem is sad because it wants to be yours, and cannot be"
- John Ashbery
About this Quote
This quote from John Ashbery's poem recommends the principle of unrequited love or desire. It seems like the poem in concern is a reflection of the speaker's sensations towards someone they wish to be with or have a relationship with but can not. The sadness originates from the understanding that the poem, as an expression of the speaker's love, can not satisfy their desire to be with the individual they enjoy. The poem longs for a connection that it can not have, and this longing is what produces the deep unhappiness intrinsic in its words. The quote is a poignant tip that some things can never ever be genuinely ours, in spite of how much we may want them.
This quote is written / told by John Ashbery somewhere between July 28, 1927 and today. He/she was a famous Poet from USA.
The author also have 4 other quotes.
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