Enjoying your poem(s). But, I want to understand all its nuances, but I need some help on several lines. I will start with one: "Much more sweet than a barrel". What does "barrel" refer to, please. I love the lines between "the warm smell of cement" to "though my soul does weary" ... the transition from the common things in life to your feelings ... the idea of repentance going on in meetings ... Lots of stuff to ponder in this poem, but I feel compelled to move on ... my email is tugging at my leg.
Several meanings popped in my head, thus the ambiguity. Barrel: -Of a gun -As in a small cask of alcohol Also the latin word is doliolum- which is a small watery creature that looks like it is stuck inside of a barrel as well. The last refers to the idea of being perpetually stuck in a small cask of sorts, unable to move out of it. It also alludes to the beginning of being stuck in a watery world. Take as you will.