Dream Song 14 (Blog 3)

Dream Song 14 by John Berryman kept me interested throughout the whole poem. The first line, "Life, friends, is boring" caught my attention. He then goes on to, "We must not say so." I liked this line because it's true and he follows it up with talking about how his mother always told him, "Ever to confess you're bored means you have no Inner Resources." This reminded me of when my mother used to tell me only boring people are boring. Berryman employs a line break between "no" and "Inner Resources," which really emphasizes him having no Inner Resources. I liked the sound of "tranquil hills, & gin." It sounds nice when read aloud. I also enjoyed his use of commas,"literature bores me, especially great literature...who loves people and valiant art, which bores me." They make me want to dramatically pause and let what he wrote sink in. At the end, he talks about a dog and the very last line he says, "behind: me, wag." I have no idea what this meant, it really confused me, but I also really liked it and feel like it works.