It Seemed the Better Way
It Seemed the Better Way - meaning Summary
Belief That Won't Hold
The poem traces a speaker’s shift from trust to disillusion. At first a voice or teaching "seemed the better way" and "sounded like the truth," but over time the speaker concludes it no longer holds. He reflects on mentions of love and death, then adopts silence and ritualized action—lifting a "glass of blood" and attempting grace—suggesting resignation, loss of faith, and a need for ceremonial closure rather than argument.
Read Complete AnalysesSeemed the better way When first I heard him speak Now it's much too late To turn the other cheek Sounded like the truth Seemed the better way Sounded like the truth But it's not the truth today I wonder what it was I wonder what it meant First he touched on love Then he touched on death Sounded like the truth Seemed the better way Sounded like the truth But it's not the truth today I better hold my tongue I better take my place Lift this glass of blood Try to say the grace
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