Where We Belong, a Duet
Where We Belong, a Duet - meaning Summary
Longing and Arrival
The poem traces a speaker’s long search for belonging through towns, social venues, and fleeting romances. Recounting many casual affairs and repeated disappointments, the narrator describes a pattern of yearning and performance that fails to satisfy. This restless life shifts when a particular person arrives like a turning light, bringing emotional steadiness and strength. The poem moves from wandering and sentimentality to a clear sense of being found and finally at home.
Read Complete AnalysesIn every town and village, In every city square, In crowded places I searched the faces Hoping to find Someone to care. I read mysterious meanings In the distant stars, Then I went to schoolrooms And poolrooms And half-lighted cocktail bars. Braving dangers, Going with strangers, I don't even remember their names. I was quick and breezy And always easy Playing romantic games. I wined and dined a thousand exotic Joans and Janes In dusty dance halls, at debutante balls, On lonely country lanes. I fell in love forever, Twice every year or so. I wooed them sweetly, was theirs completely, But they always let me go. Saying bye now, no need to try now, You don't have the proper charms. Too sentimental and much too gentle I don't tremble in your arms. Then you rose into my life Like a promised sunrise. Brightening my days with the light in your eyes. I've never been so strong, Now I'm where I belong.
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