Name Matters

Let poets ask: what’s in a name And come out with some reasons tame. Say, by any name rose is rose, But that is just as far it goes. With sound and feel of someone’s name, And how it rolls off human tongue, We tend to form judgmental frame, Finds a new study— somewhat young. We tend to make a mental gate— Ready connections nigh jolly— A Molly’s viewed as roly-poly, A Kate, lanky like a pole straight! There’s no escape for men from mind That with tracks and pathways gets lined. _____________________________________ Tongue-in-cheek |02.05.2021| Poet’s note: Based on a recent study: The alphabet sounds of b, m, l, and o have soft and rounded sounds and associations, for example: Molly. The alphabets of k, t, p, and i have sharper and rigid sounds and associations, for example: Kate. Name does matter after all; people tend to associate certain attributes with names, as this verse says.