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How to leave the world that worships “should”

In this instance, the “World” refers to the mental state of mind and what “Reality” is perceived by the mind. Worshipping refers to following, and links to religion in the sense that worshipping “should” is part of life.  The word should refer to responsibilities in life, school, work, etc. even the aspects as simple as checking for junk mail. To leave the world that is “should”, one should adopt the mindset of letting go, purifying the mind for a slight moment. “Living in the moment” forgetting the bounds of reality and truly living.

Kyle: I thought “leaving the world” referred to death when I first read the poem. As I dived into the deeper meaning of this poem, I found out that “leaving the world” refers to leaving “reality” and “society”, purifying your mind.

Harvina: Initially I believed the poem to be about letting go of the bounds of adult reality and living like a child again. Where responsibilities aren't as large and skipping a few chores wouldn’t hurt anything. Then a deeper sense of analysis from the choice of examples e.g junk mail, emails led me to think that it was more than just a relief from adulthood, it’s about life itself. From the moment we are born till our death day, we have responsibilities, from surviving, to studying well, having a good job, providing for our family etc. this is all in my mental state. So by removing yourself from that state, you can truly understand the meaning of living, or is that truly living?

Eva-Luna: I felt the poet was advising readers to “live in the moment”, especially with the last sentence, “Breathe.” as if you forget to breathe when you are in “the world that worships ‘should’”.

The poem describes leaving many work related things such as faxes and emails, which could be interpreted as responsibilities. The shorter length of the second stanza makes it appear lighter than the first, possibly presenting life after “leaving the world that worships ‘should’” as more liberating.

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1. Implications of the title: The word that drew our attention most was the word 'leave'. This word gave us quite a negative impression, as it sounded like the author was trying to insinuate leaving something behind in the poem.

2. After reading the poem, our initial response to it was that our predictions were quite correct. Especially in the first stanza, the author talks about daily tasks such as emails and faxes left unopened or unfinished. The general mood in the first stanza was quite overwhelming, as the author listed many tasks that were left to be ignored.

3. The first stanza focuses on unfinished work, and then shifts onto reconnecting with nature in the second stanza.

4. The shape of this poem was quite standard. There are only 2 stanzas, with the first one being significantly longer. All lines are about equal length, and each sentence doesn't go longer than 3 lines.

5. Literary devices are very common in this poem, especially in the first stanza, where Barber compares the stacks of junk mail to castles, and deadlines to glorious fireworks. We thought the author's choice to use the word 'let' to begin almost all lines in the first stanza to be quite significant, as it embodies the main vibe of the first stanza.

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Implications of the Title - predictions

1. Initial response
This is a very calming poem telling the reader that it is okay sometimes to let go of the hectic nature of daily life and just breathe. The world is not as complicated as you have thought of and you have already done enough and go relax and take a good rest

The poem used many everyday scenes and shows the writer’s attitude towards those events and makes people feel relaxed.
Shape of poem - form (line lengths, rhyme, syllables, stanzas, development)

Line length: 7 or 8 words

Rhyme: ABCACDCD, ABCBAD

Stanzas: 2

Development:
Analysis (asking ‘how’) - words, phrases, techniques

How they use good and comfortable words for bad things for example uses deadlines as fireworks but not explosions

Analysing deeper meanings/different meanings behind words/lines

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The title implies that people are demanded to do things, and everybody follows suit mindlessly. Our initial response to the poem is that it appears at first glance to be protesting the many tasks people are expected to complete, and calls for people to not be bound by these activities.

The first stanza lists tasks that people are expected to do, “should” do, for example meeting deadlines and responding to emails;  the second stanza calls for people to live their lives and worry less about their jobs and work.

Poetic Devices:

Similes. "Let e-mails fly like panicked, tiny birds."  It allows us to visualise what's happening in the poet's brain.

Metaphor “Above, the sky unrolls its telegram”

Irregular rhyming creates a flow in the poem