the way of life

This poem has officially taken the spot as most confusing to date! After our class discussion, I can see how it is about a man watching television. I had an idea that it might be about him flipping through a magazine from the line that were he "waited for teh next ad." I had a feeling the "ad" was somehow significant, but couldn't quite put it all together. As I read through the poem, I wasn't sure if the lines were meant to be taken literally or figuratively. For example, i wasn't sure if the first stanza was talking about a criminal flooring another after their escape, or if the stanza referred to people in general being backstabbers to one another.