I love you. I love you, but I’m turning to my verses and my heart is closing like a fist.
Frank O'HaraRead
My eyes are vague blue, like the sky, and change all the time; they are indiscriminate but fleeting, entirely specific and disloyal, so that no one trusts me. I am always looking away. Or again at something after it has given me up.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote reflects the complexity of perception and the transient nature of attention.
Frank O'Hara's quote speaks to the ephemeral quality of both vision and trust. The speaker's eyes, described as 'vague blue like the sky,' symbolize an ever-changing perspective that can evoke uncertainty and elusiveness. This suggests a deeper commentary on how our perception of the world and others is fluid and often not fixed, leading to feelings of distrust and the inevitability of moving on from moments and feelings that were once engaging.
Themes
EyesPerceptionTrustChangeTransienceLooking Away
In practice
Example use cases
A writer might use this quote in a literary analysis of O'Hara's work during a poetry reading.
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