The Breather
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In the following poem, read first for understanding and then to analyze. You must add TWO comments to the discussion. You may either try to paraphrase the poem or explain what is happening. Or you may analyze by interpreting the author's word choice, sentence structure, stanza breaks, or literary devices (metaphors, allusions, imagery, etc.) .
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The Breather
by Billy Collins
Just as in the horror movies
when someone discovers that the phone calls
are coming from inside the house
whats funny is how in the horror movies whenever there is a light flickering-or something that is odd going on they always have the character walk towards it or go in the direction of the odd something then something bad or good happens to the character
so too, I realized
that our tender overlapping
has been taking place only inside me.
All that sweetness, the love and desire—
it’s just been me dialing myself
then following the ringing to another room
to find no one on the line,
well, sometimes a little breathing
but more often than not, nothing.
To think that all this time—
which would include the boat rides,
the airport embraces, and all the drinks—
it’s been only me and the two telephones,
the one on the wall in the kitchen
and the extension in the darkened guest room upstairs.
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