As it says in the poem House by the Railroad by: Edward Hirsch. "Out here in the exact middle of day, this strange, gawky house has the expression of someone being stared at, someone holding his breath underwater, hushed and expectant.
This is like a metaphor for how some people really feel in life. They sometimes feel awkward and alone. even though there might be a lot of people round them they might feel like the outcast and everyone else is looking down on them. kind of like the center of attention but in a bad way, they way you don't want to be noticed. sometimes you feel if you just hold your breathe and don't move, no one will see or notice you like just disappear for awhile, because your not really sure what to do or how to act.
The next quote i want to bring out is, "This man will paint other abandoned mansions, and faded cafeteria windows, and poorly lettered storefronts on the edges of small towns. Always they will have the same expressions."
He is feeling that no matter were he goes in life he will still be the same person. with the same mind set and expressions. He thinks of himself as an outcast that will always be set apart then everyone else, so when he draws his paintings he sets the houses away from everything and everyone to represent his own life as he feels towards those around him. Personally it reminds me of my self, how i like to be set apart from the others and not follow everyone else. I could stand alone and still be OK, i don't need people always around me to feel alright. And no matter were i go or who i meet i still will be the same person I am now, that will never change.
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