Title The title of the poem I have selected is The Condition. Based strictly of off looking at the title I can predict the poem is about limitations or terms set on somebody or something. Usually when someone says there are conditions they mean terms or something that happens or some type of rule you have to follow. The Condition makes me think of the rule or the stipulation of a action. We will understand more in detail as we read. Paraphrase Line 1: "The darkness within me is growing". This line is saying that something on the inside of the narrator is becoming bigger. It is something bad, as the narrator says "The darkness". This could mean bad emotions or bad thoughts build on the inside of the narrator. Line 2: "I am turned out". The narrator is experiencing out of body experiences. "turned out" meaning not in the right mind or not the same as usual. The darkness on the inside is changing the narrator. Line 3: "Thought feeds