What does this poem mean? im kind of confused about how to interpret some lines?
Reserve
Miss, you walk as though you never bent nor gave
before a rush of talk or tears or rage,
but held your ground. If I were to behave,
I would commend this strength beyond our age,
and be on my way to the next blank page,
where I would say briefly that you’re lovely.
That I miss you so soon and can not gauge
your depth: that is courting, not courtesy.
So, were I right in my head and polite
I would not say that your eyes behind your
shaken plumed mane struck me. But they were bright:
wakeful, and they cut, so I will. Ask more;
I would say that I could come to love you
but manner chains this, or anything true.
1) are the last two lines saying that he would tell her, "i could love you" but that would be a lie
2) is he saying that if he were in the right state of mind, then he wouldn't find her eyes to be striking?
...people are saying it means that he loves her and etc etc but he's not in the right situation but for some reason i interpret it as -hes not in the right state of mind so he's thinking all these things about her which actually aren't true
Reserve
Miss, you walk as though you never bent nor gave
before a rush of talk or tears or rage,
but held your ground. If I were to behave,
I would commend this strength beyond our age,
and be on my way to the next blank page,
where I would say briefly that you’re lovely.
That I miss you so soon and can not gauge
your depth: that is courting, not courtesy.
So, were I right in my head and polite
I would not say that your eyes behind your
shaken plumed mane struck me. But they were bright:
wakeful, and they cut, so I will. Ask more;
I would say that I could come to love you
but manner chains this, or anything true.
1) are the last two lines saying that he would tell her, "i could love you" but that would be a lie
2) is he saying that if he were in the right state of mind, then he wouldn't find her eyes to be striking?
...people are saying it means that he loves her and etc etc but he's not in the right situation but for some reason i interpret it as -hes not in the right state of mind so he's thinking all these things about her which actually aren't true