Date & Time Analysis Paper (part 1/3)

 Ainsley Jodlbauer

Literature

Dr.Ellis

14 September 2020

When first reading through the first third of Date & Time by Phil Kaye I was left confused. What was a common theme? Did I miss a connection? Skimming back through I realized: the point is for the reader to create their own personal connection. The text is vulnerable, writing stories of past, present, and future of life. All of the poems carry an undertone of loss and love from both positive and negative perspectives. Kaye’s poems represent ourselves, what we were, and who we’ve become through experiences faced throughout time.

I loved and hated many of these poems, but my hate comes from the openness that flows from his words and the truth that each one holds; the honesty that I should be seeing but refuse to to deflect the pain. The poem “Camaro” was one that hit me, made me feel exactly what he wants his readers to: alive. The poem speaks on how the memories made and the love grown with someone can so easily be stripped right in front of your eyes to no fault of yourself. The speaker in this poem reflects on the raw emotions created during a time when they were most vulnerable. 

Kaye reaches into his reader’s hearts and pulls the strings that have been so carefully replaced after having broken before. He moves them slightly as a reminder to say “hey, don’t forget this happened. Even though it hurt then, it’s still important now”. I think his poem “Beginning, Middle & End” best illustrated this on page 18 when he goes through points where others felt weak in their lives, but ends his with “every great story has a beginning, middle & end - not necessarily in that order”. I feel as though he’s saying while there will be bad and good in life you have to remember and record each chapter to grow from it. However, you might not be ready to relive that section of your life yet, so you save it and wait for a later time to finally read it. 

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