This Silly Poem From English Class

Words strung together to forms phrases
Scraping some meaning and symbolism from them
Teacher tells you this is what the author means
but I don't see it
but I don't see that message
but I don't see that symbol
in this silly poem from English class
I see something totally different
I see something that has made an impact
on me
and no one else
because I took the time to look at it
with my own eyes.