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“Nobody wanted your dance, Nobody wanted your strange glitter, your floundering Drowning life and your effort to save yourself, Treading water, dancing the dark turmoil, Looking for something to give.” quote by Ted Hughes
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“Nobody wanted your dance, Nobody wanted your strange glitter, your floundering Drowning life and your effort to save yourself, Treading water, dancing the dark turmoil, Looking for something to give.”

Ted Hughes

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

A lament about feeling unwanted and struggling, using vivid imagery of drowning and darkness.

In simple terms: Feeling unwanted and struggling.

Key Takeaway

Seek support and self‑compassion.

Themes

loneliness struggle identity

Mood

melancholic intense

Type

poetic lament

When to use this quote

  • mental health
  • creative expression
  • personal crisis

Key Concepts

existential angst self‑worth

Questions to Reflect On

  • What can you do to feel seen?
  • How does creative expression help?
A Different Perspective

May romanticify despair.

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