The Proposal 

Poem: The Proposal

I think highly of you

Buy me a ring

Love me and all that!

Thanks in advance

 

Review: The Proposal

Whoa, Hang on! What’s just happened here? I barely get a chance to read and digest these words when I get a punch and I’m met with a ‘straight to the matter poem!’ I blink and it’s over, but what it has left me with is an insatiable appetite for more. I need to know where it is going!

I’m teased at the start with a bit of praise in the first line. That’s nice. It’s good to be thought of highly isn’t it?  This is someone who is special and important right?

POW!

In comes next is the demand for a ring!

There’s no build up, no romance and no wooing.

Nonchalant the poet is when ‘love’ is mentioned with the accompanying words, ‘and all that’ Yes, I find that, all of it, hilarious. What exactly is the ‘all that’ I wonder? Surely It differs from couple to couple. There’s no blueprint with how to get things ‘right’ from the start. The bending down on one knee. Offering a bunch of flowers and asking a father (any father) for a hand in marriage? To some, that would be viewed as romantic and to others a bit of a faff! Archaic or cute? Traditions can be funny and a million miles away from the realities of what is due to be presented in married life. It appears to me that the poet is seeking commitment and is pretty sure they’ll get a ‘yes’ by thanking their ‘significant other’ in advance. I find that humorous.

By the sounds of it the poet has been waiting a mighty long time and doesn’t want to wait any longer. Very practical and time efficient to take this type of approach. They’ve gone beyond dropping a hint and have taken the bull by the horns!

Language used is short, surprising and speaks volumes. Message received loud and clear!

Not many, but enough words are spoken. A delectable bite sized, ‘amuse bouche’ of a poem and I do just that, I smile. A powerful and cheeky request!

A fun read