Tender Buttons

I've often thought about the complexity and confusion that ensue when someone reads any of Gertrude's works. I've began to wonder if what really seems so complex, is actually not so. My off the wall thoughts about these poems, actually make sense when given the context of the poems. "A BOX." for instance, is written in complete randomness. To most people, this poem makes so sense at all; And to others, this poem may make some sense, but the rest of it is just words on a page. Much like the thoughts and ideas of individual people... You see, everyone thinks differently. Everyone's thought processes perceive words and characters differently, and place them in a place that makes it all make sense. You've probably heard the phrase, "no two snowflakes are the same," when in reality, no two thought processes are the same.

So, when I say "a box," what comes your mind? An empty cube that you can put stuff in, right? What about when I say "circle?" Something round pops in your head. But what about if I said, "A BOX.," and then began to explain it in ways that you have never thought of before. Would that change your perception of the box? Or would you still assume it to be an empty cube? "So then the order is that a white way of being round is something suggesting a pin and it is disappointing, is it not, it is so rudimentary..."