Bicentennial Stanza 1 Response

The opening stanza of Bicentennial makes me think about the want to under, to wonder, to explore. As a human being we have a natural need to make connections to other beings. It gives the impression that Chiasson's intent is that this being is in search for another being to understand, explore, and wonder with, a partner in the exploration that is being alive. He/she wants that connection to share these experiences with. He writes about the way we look and observe different things, different people, the way our eyes wander in those observations.