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Cartoon Physics, Part 1 Analysis



Author: poem of Nick Flynn Type: poem Views: 21



Children under, say, ten, shouldn't know

that the universe is ever-expanding,

inexorably pushing into the vacuum, galaxies



swallowed by galaxies, whole



solar systems collapsing, all of it

acted out in silence. At ten we are still learning



the rules of cartoon animation,



that if a man draws a door on a rock

only he can pass through it.

Anyone else who tries



will crash into the rock. Ten-year-olds

should stick with burning houses, car wrecks,

ships going down -- earthbound, tangible



disasters, arenas



where they can be heroes. You can run

back into a burning house, sinking ships



have lifeboats, the trucks will come

with their ladders, if you jump



you will be saved. A child



places her hand on the roof of a schoolbus,

& drives across a city of sand. She knows



the exact spot it will skid, at which point

the bridge will give, who will swim to safety

& who will be pulled under by sharks. She will learn



that if a man runs off the edge of a cliff

he will not fall



until he notices his mistake.





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The poem is saying he would rather children face reality, than the imaginary cartoon world.

| Posted on 2008-11-17 | by a guest




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