Dylan Thomas wrote a great poem
about not going out without a fight called, "Do Not Go Gentle into That
Good Night". The poem is full of
contradictions that lead one to believe that death seems inviting like a good
night, but the poem is telling its readers to fight to the end. "dark is right" and "blinding
sight" are two such contradictions.
If dark is right, then light is bad and light is the embodiment of
goodness. The dark though is speaking of
death, and death must be right but isn't, so "do not go gentle into that
good night". "blinding
sight" is mentioned with other lines that make it easier to understand:
Grave men,
near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes
could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage
against the dying of the light. (13-15)
The end of life blinded these
grave men, but even blind eyes can still "blaze" and put up fight to
be happy and alive. I really like this
poem because I see myself as a fighter for the most part. I fight to be happy and to keep those around
me happy and I fight to live the full life I've always wanted to. Good poem.
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