It's beautiful expression, to me, of the fear experienced by an agnostic (I don't say "atheist" because the "hope" shows that the narrator hasn't given up on the existence of a superior being); you can't believe any of the propositions put forward by established religions, but the thought of really being uncared for on a universal scale is terrifying. Maybe i really am antlike and insignificant, maybe there's no purpose to life, and maybe there is no justice in death. The relationship the narrator describes is like a long term lover (I know from experience how you can love someone so much it fills the human spiritual need,as though they give life its purpose,and Antony so often blurs the lines between spiritual love and love of another human), or almost like a parent, protecting and caring, the way they seem when you are a child and mum and dad can make everything better. If they suddenly weren't there, you'd be left vulnerable and alone. I really really hope there's someone, but I just can't believe... Sorry guys, bit deep there...
It's beautiful expression, to me, of the fear experienced by an agnostic (I don't say "atheist" because the "hope" shows that the narrator hasn't given up on the existence of a superior being); you can't believe any of the propositions put forward by established religions, but the thought of really being uncared for on a universal scale is terrifying. Maybe i really am antlike and insignificant, maybe there's no purpose to life, and maybe there is no justice in death. The relationship the narrator describes is like a long term lover (I know from experience how you can love someone so much it fills the human spiritual need,as though they give life its purpose,and Antony so often blurs the lines between spiritual love and love of another human), or almost like a parent, protecting and caring, the way they seem when you are a child and mum and dad can make everything better. If they suddenly weren't there, you'd be left vulnerable and alone. I really really hope there's someone, but I just can't believe... Sorry guys, bit deep there...