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the boys i mean are not refined

they go with girls who buck and bite

they do not give a fuck for luck

they hump them thirteen times a night

one hangs a hat upon her tit

one carves a cross on her behind

they do not give a shit for wit

the boys i mean are not refined

they come with girls who bite and buck

who cannot read and cannot write

who laugh like they would fall apart

and masturbate with dynamite

the boys i mean are not refined

they cannot chat of that and this

they do not give a fart for art

they kill like you would take a piss

they speak whatever's on their mind

they do whatever's in their pants

the boys i mean are not refined

they shake the mountains when they dance

- E. E. Cummings

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Thoughts on meaning as you interpret it now?

Seems like it's the story of 'Idiocracy' through poetry.

It means keep your rough edges intact. Don’t let the world grind you into bland respectable nothingness. Only the wild and free change the world.

I see that with the last line.

Though it's also saying:

-'boys' instead of 'men'

-'girls' instead of 'women'

-don't care about 'luck' (getting lucky - so 😬)

-hanging hats and carving crosses on them

-kill easily

Meaning those with rough edges do make a change but it can be at an expense - especially during times of war.

Absolutely. There’s always trade offs.

Even deeper - some of the 'refined men' are the ones who send the 'unrefined boys' to war.

Now that is a god damned poem!