You Fit Into Me by Margaret Atwood

You fit into me
like a hook into an eye

A fish hook
An open eye

Edit: A little bit of an odd poem here. It was first shown to me by my good friend Deanna. I didn't understand it at first. It seemed really crude to say that someone fit you like a fish hook to your eye. Somehow eventually though I started to understand where Atwood was coming from. Yes, her poem is short and there isn't a lot to draw from, but she uses a concrete idea. I've seen this poem take quite a beating on several people's blogs and I'd like to change that. This poem is about ultimate pain. The pain that results when someone you love hurts you, possibly the pain in this poem was mutual. I'd like to commend the fact that she keeps the poem short, she gets straight to her point without decorating her ideas. I also like the fact that she first explains that he fits her like a hook to the eye and then expands on that idea by telling what kind of hook and that the eye is wide open. It's a crude poem, and it might have even made you wince the first time you saw it, but it's a very important to look past the metaphors and into the passion and ideas that are present. She has a lot of passion for this person and for her topic, whether her passion is bitter or otherwise, and the passion makes the poetry. This poem is a classic piece of poetry, I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.