Oh come now. If you can't appreciate what you don't understand, then how is anyone able to come to understand anything? Sometimes I'll quickly shoot through a rather abstract modern poem and not take the time to figure out exactly what the author is saying, and hey, generally I still like the poem. Some of my favorite poets have a habit of being to vague to ever be quite sure what they're talking about. I feel this simply lets the reader project whatever meaning he/she wants upon it. Hell, even when a meaning or purpose is clearly defined, people still often interpret the meaning through the obscured lens of their own personal experience. Of course, I've always been a fan of the abstract. Also, I absolutely adore modern art.
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