The age demanded that we sing
And cut away our tongue.
The age demanded that we flow
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Frank expression of anger and opposition to societal pressure. Courageous.
Life is very demanding and we don't always get the expected results..such is the duality of the universe..
Ernest Hemingway is a well known and a top poet.No doubt! But in this poem, specially the last line seems crude, crass and unaesthetic.
Age! ! With the muse of life. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
'And in the end the age was handed The sort of that it demanded.' - Precisely why we love Hemingway. A brave writer, ballsy and tough-as-nails. xx NDS