The Others
Embracing Echoes: Unraveling the Wisdom in The Bell Hours' 'The Others'
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The wisdom it comes too late
The understanding or insight arrives belatedly.
When you've seen what others have done today
Realization occurs after observing the actions or accomplishments of others on the same day.
The photos you've in your mind
The mental images or memories you possess.
Leave you on the edge in partial light
Leads you to a state of uncertainty or hesitation, not in complete darkness but in a partly illuminated state.
The others would save their molds
Others preserve their established forms or patterns.
Here to pass them on keeping them cold
Intent on passing these preserved forms without change, maintaining them in a state of indifference.
The favors we'd do our friends
Kind acts done for our acquaintances or allies.
The favors are where the others begin
These kind acts serve as the starting point or motivation for others.
The others call
The outsiders or different individuals make contact.
Make it their own
They appropriate or take ownership of the situation.
Making it just like you
Replicating or imitating things just as you do.
They're living here
Existing and coexisting in this space.
Seeing the same
Observing identical circumstances.
Loving the same things too
Sharing affection for similar aspects.
The wisdom if it comes at all
If insight arrives, it might arrive late, making you anticipate others’ input.
Leaves you waiting for the others to draw
Expectation for others to make their move or express themselves.
They cater to their next of kin
They tend to their immediate family.
Now they're on the outside looking in
Now, they find themselves excluded from the core group, observing from a distance.
The others call
Similar to line 11, outsiders or those different call out.
Make it their own
They claim ownership or assimilate what is yours.
Making it just like you
Copying or imitating your actions and choices.
They're living here
Existing within this shared space or environment.
Seeing the same
Witnessing the same circumstances or phenomena.
Loving the same things too
Sharing the same affections or preferences as well.
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