I Feel
I Feel - meaning Summary
Crisis of Spiritual Exhaustion
The poem presents a speaker in acute spiritual and emotional exhaustion. They affirm that "all spiritual facts" feel true, yet remain confined by self-doubt, sordidness, and a sense of futility about actions and words. Hope has faded and weariness dominates; the speaker even imagines persistence might help, but lacks the energy to continue. The tone is resigned, emphasizing internal closure rather than external causes.
Read Complete AnalysesI feel as if I am at a dead end and so I am nished. All spiritual facts I realize are true but I never escape the feeling of being closed in and the sordidness of self, the futility of all that I have seen and done and said. Maybe if I continued things would please me more but now I have no hope and I am tired.
New York, Early 1952
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