Poetry - and how I suck at interpreting it

I have a love hate thing with poetry. I think the hate comes in when there is some sort of implication of a message, usually near the end, which is some sort of gotcha line that 'makes the overall point' of the poem, and which I inevitably completely miss. It happens in literature and movies with me too. I have more of a logical procedural mind, so I miss symbolism and subltely like crazy. Once someone points it out to me its bloody obvious of course, but I cant work it out on my own.

I love all the metaphors and similies and all the other devices, its more of the big picture I am useless at.

Its especially frustrating because often I KNOW there is something there I'm supposed to be 'getting', but I just cant 'see' it.

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