A lot can be said for subtle simplicity. The speaker in the poem Mad Girl’s Love Song coveys a common deep emotion in a more obvious way, while at the same time sparking a sort of subsurface reaction with beautifully hopeless imagery. She expresses her story of a girl who was so clearly captivated by another, what triggers my curiosity is the “you” in the poem. Who is she talking to and referring to I wondered. I realize that there is a paradoxical blend creating this character. The “you” is someone who was clearly a part of her life, while at the same time the “you” is someone wh
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