I appreciate your cynical anti-cynicism, but most people probably do misinterpret the poem. And they don't have to be idiots either. Also, the last stanza, and

I appreciate your cynical anti-cynicism, but most people probably do misinterpret the poem. And they don't have to be idiots either. Also, the last stanza, and specifically the last line states the opposite of the meaning. It does not "clarify" it. "And that has made all the difference." In actuality, there was no difference. So it's not clear, especially not if someone isn't paying attention to what they read. A lot of people don't pay attention to this sort of stuff, and again, it doesn't mean they're idiots or they did something wrong. I didn't get it the first couple of times I came across this poem. But go on, anyone who tries to explain something commonly misunderstood is some kind of a jerk or whatever.