He is saying that, even when he wakes and it is daytime, he is still overcome with darkness. He repeats that he is in constant grief and sorrow. He compares himself to "gall" and "heartburn" to illustrate that his heart is bitter and in immense suffering. He also explains how the "lost are like" his current state, furthering his argument that he is in utter sadness. What is he so distraught about? Is he speaking of how his heart is reacting to what he experiences in daily life in this world?
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After a quick Google search, I found that Hopkins supposedly suffered from depression, so that was probably a big contributing factor to his anguish. Still, the world and its problems could bring anybody down. He also says that his cries were like "dead letters sent." He felt like no one could or would help him get out of the state he was in, not even God.
ReplyDeleteI questioned this when reading another poem of his. I also found that he suffered from depression, but I wonder if it was from the big question of "why God are you letting this happen to me"?
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