The Wall

On 2nd class ( 11 September 2012 ) we learn about the wall.The Wall is a tittle of a poem by Abdul Ghaffar Ibrahim. 

Talking about Wall 

The first impression when I first saw (not even read it yet) this poem by Abdul Ghafar Ibrahim is ‘WOW’, this is a very unique poem not just from its radical form of writing but also its’ content that only have 5 words in the poem. This poem has no stanza and has one line and words written in box-shape matter however when I read it I can see what the poet wanted to show and actually even a beginner reader of poetry also can see what the poem is all about because the way the word ‘the wall’ is constructed and where the line ‘I cannot escape’ is put show the theme of the poem. I can say that the poet succeed very well in conveying his intentions through this poem and with the least choice of words readers still can feel the persona been trapped in the wall. All I can say is that this poem is so simple yet so powerful and beautiful.

Isn’t it interesting? How to read the poem? This thing come from my mind do I have to rhythm it from the bottom to the upper or “I cannot escape the wall, the wall, the wall, and come with many the wall”. Or “the wall, the wall, the wall, the wall, and the wall I cannot escape”? And the last paragraph do I need to read it like this “the wall llaweht”. So which one I need to read it with? Confusing.  But know it doesn’t matter how we read the poem but the main aim for this poem is the thing that act as the wall to us. The barriers that prevent us from doing the thing we want to do. For example maybe the wall is our self. Because sometimes we are preventing our self from doing the thing we want to do, and maybe our parents can be the wall to us. But in my shoes my parents and family is not my wall.

Because I have a good parents and family that always support me in whatever I want to do, and their are also a good adviser. The bigger Wall I have in my life as teenager is myself because sometimes I afraid to speak up to share my point of view with other. Sometimes i feel like I’m not same with their level.  Maybe this is not my big wall, because my biggest wall as student is money. I’m always having problem with money because I’m not from rich family, and I have to manage my finance really well. Because if I don’t, then I have to trouble my parent to give me money every week and I don’t want to trouble them. My parent already gives me allowance every month and supposed to be, that money is enough for me. But sometimes I over expensive the money their already given to me. 

How i wish I could break down the wall. I really hope when I’m already working so that I can afford myself for the thing I want to have. But I know god really treat their creator fairly. Because even though I’m not as rich as other but I have a really good life. I have a good parent, friend, family and sibling that always by my side when I need them the most. I really appreciate the entire thing I have in my life.