No, you were spot on :) Difficult to know sometimes whether you've conveyed the thing you want to convey in a poem... thank you for reflecting to me.
Hmmm... I think, for the protagonist, there is no question of God. The "you" in the poem is on a different kind of search, one that seeks to simplify what refuses to be simple. God, magic, nature, biology, chemistry, physics, the opposite sex, ourselves... everything refuses to be straightforward enough for us to pin it down. And really, why would we want it to be? A live butterfly moving through the air is far more interesting than one mounted in a case. Acquisitiveness and inquisitiveness motivate in very different ways.
I'm enjoying the philosophical turn this conversation is taking. When poetry transitions into philosophy you know it's doing at least part of its job ;) Looking forward to checking out your work once I'm through my current crunch in a couple of days.
It is very interesting to sound off ideas like this. We ought to connect on the isle of write some time. Thanks.
That would be great :) Same name?
I go by the name
bushgradover there.