"The Type" by Sarah Kay 

Hi, I don't understand that line, could you elaborate for me? Thanks a bunchhh!

aisyahfatanah i think it means that sometimes you are not the type of person your partner really want or need and also dont try to change yourself to be the person he/she wants. but that's just my opinion.

aisyahfatanah I think it means that you are just a person, you're not someone's guardian or savoir or God. You're just one person... You cant fix them, you cant always help them. Explicitly women, you are not someones mother. You have no obligation to be someones grace.

Other men would see you as the answer to their prayers or to their problems, other men would pass on to you the obligations of solving their inner crisis or their insecurities.

Shirlyn West I love that one!! Next to the one "You have always been the place." I love it when something is compared to the ocean because it's so deep and wonderful, and at the same time, perilous.

What do you think this means?

30stmred 92 I feel like it's about not seeing a person's eyes on you and assuming that you can decipher who they are because of this (windows) and to not ever use their willingness to look at you as a means of judging yourself (mirrors)

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There are many sentences that i truly love through out this poem, but i have got to say that has to be one of my favorites. I have learned to sing along. thank you for your comment.

Dawna Svedman i'm so glad i'm not the only one, i love every single line but that was the one that stuck with me. no problem!

Miriam Gallacher Can you please explain what you think this line means? Thank you!

yeah sure! it probably means different things to different people, but to mean it means that if someone ('he') hurts you and leaves you, you might become suspicious of love and unwilling to give affection back. she uses a car alarm as an example bc its like if someone tries to come close to or touch your heart, an alarm goes off and you back away. so by 'singing along', you accept this part of yourself as who you are and try to adapt to it by not letting it define your relationships, therefore 'singing along'. this might be completely wrong but its just my interpretation, i hope that helped at all. sorry for the length! x

Miriam Gallacher Thanks for elaborating! That makes sense, I was just confused on the 'sing along' part. My interpretation/assumption was that people would want to overcome that mistrust and suspicion instead of keep living with it. But I like your view on 'not letting it define your relationships'...in a way, maybe this is overcoming that 'alarm'.

walterkeys Nodge X Hey! when u get a chance if u cud check out my poetry and music page that would be awesome:) and if u wud gime some criticism and feed back that wud be awesome 😎😎

...when you tuck them in at night.

Imad Ahmed and know this

Most of us have definitely had our own oceans that we can't seem to stop loving, in time it will get easier. her words are strength that we need to be reminded of. thank you for your comment it always helps to know others can relate.

lol "puddle jumping" ;)

thank you :'))

It does though. It makes sense.