Lance
Wagner's Commentary
There are dozens and
dozens of variations of Runaround in Raychel's notebooks. I have
no idea why. All of them share a couple of common threads.
Each version has roughly the same meter, features Raychel's
fantastical travels, and no visible point. I guess that's the
joke. The poem is just a runaround, with no point. While
it was read at her first reading at a meeting of The Bleeders, I have
little remembrance of it.
David
Vanderhoff's Commentary
I would not be surprised if Lance said that there were thousands of
versions of this poem lying around. Runaround was a song that
stayed in her head forever. That's why they all feature the same
meter. It's a song. Lance may not be a fan of Raychel as a
songwriter, but she was a songwriter before she was a poet. The
problem was, she just wrote one song over and over again. I
commend Kyle McAllister for getting her to write something new.
Laura
Douglass' Commentary
Once again, Lance is trying to get over on a cheap and half-true
observation. He likes to forget that there are others here to
contradict his flawed statements. Raychel did not read Runaround
at The Bleeders: SHE SANG IT. I am one who believes that Raychel
was far superior as a poet, but Runaround is a song. A pointless
song, but a song nonetheless.
Ken
Kincaid's Commentary
Runaround was a song, Lance! I recorded it. Maybe I have
to play a tape for you to get it through your thick head.
Painseeker
Reader Anis Nin's Commentary (06-12-2001)
I actually think with someone as talented as Raychel, she managed to
pull a fast one over on everyone over this writing. Where as she wrote
the line "pointless and painless" I can see where most just
gather it to be "pointless nonsense" I beg to differ,
however. My theory is that she is in fact stating her thoughts on the
events of her day since she had escaped the nightmare at the farm. It
is clear to me that the run around is based upon her lack of
involvement on such life as she knew it. With her freedom and the
feeling of escapism and nothing left to conquer she is simply stating
that she feels empty. Perhaps this is why she stuck with the
recording, because it was a new challenge she had yet to get a taste
of. Her fixation on the song or work of "run around" is her
statement (to say the least) that she felt there was no point in
anything unless some feeling of conquering was involved.
Painseeker
Reader Carly Everett's Commentary (06-12-2001)
It seems to me that Raychel wrote this song because she felt trapped
in some way and was getting nowhere. Maybe we should look closer at
her poetry to see what she was really trying to say and see it from
her eyes.
