What metaphors are used in Art Thou the Thing I Wanted by Alice Fulton?

Fulton's poem conveys a sense of discomfort, sometimes through implication and at other times through metaphor. The opening phrase features the word "unprepossessing," which refers to something making an unfavorable impression. The phrase "aluminum-sided acres" conjures an image of being surrounded by metal. The narrator notes that "we get stuck / on the steel-wool firmament," referring to metal, once again, as well as to abrasiveness.