If There Is a Witness to My Little Life
If There Is a Witness to My Little Life - meaning Summary
Witness to Small Life
The speaker imagines a witness observing the modest scope of his life and concludes that, from that vantage, his struggles appear foolish. The poem compresses self-deprecation and a moral complaint: if a deity or observer judges human efforts as trivial, it is unjust for that power to threaten or punish those who live small, earnest lives. The tone is spare, ironic, and resistant to divine menace.
Read Complete AnalysesIf there is a witness to my little life, To my tiny throes and struggles, He sees a fool; And it is not fine for gods to menace fools.
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