Some People
Some People - meaning Summary
Madness as Temporary Refuge
The speaker contrasts ordinary lives with his occasional retreats into self-imposed collapse, literally hiding behind the couch for days. When others discover him, their response mixes pity, ritual and buffoonery: naming him "Cherub," pouring wine, rubbing his chest and anointing him. The poem presents a compact portrait of private breakdown and the social script that follows—care, mockery and symbolic healing—leaving unclear whether rescue or spectacle prevails.
Read Complete AnalysesSome people never go crazy. Me, sometimes I'll lie down behind the couch for 3 or 4 days. They'll find me there. "It's Cherub," they'll say, And they pour wine down my throat, rub my chest, sprinkle me with oils.
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