one does not learn to appreciate a painting by analyzing brushstrokes, shading, one does not learn to appreciate a poem by analyzing metaphors, similes form, structure, rhyme. one does not learn to appreciate a sonata by analyzing cadence, melody rhythm, harmony
we love art because when we look at a painting, we see life in its most basic form. we love literature because when we read a poem, we understand the beauty of the world. we love music because when we listen to a sonata, we can hear the fabric of the universe unravelling.
dear teacher you cannot teach us these things because we feel the earth in our bones we hear the wind and it echoes in our soul we understand the way the sunlight falls over each and every one of us
and we know what it feels like to be alone to be alive because that is how the world works
you cannot teach us how to love one does not learn how to breathe you just do