The 2 poems that spoke most to me were “Rite of Passage” and “The Woman Hanging From the 13th floor Window”. “Rite..” made me laugh and think of the times when I was a kid and everything seemed to be a battle between new kids and me. I know all about being the new kid, I moved a lot as a kid. The way the party was portrayed as a room full of “Generals” comparing their strengths was adorable (line 25). Even though it sounded so serious I just kept reminding myself that it was little kids and then I laughed some more. One reason I laugh is because at that age you almost think like that, like you are in some epic battle of strengths. The way her son broke apart the featured fight was amazing. Most people don’t think about fights like that. Throwing something that everyone knows is helpless in the mix changes the perspective and in this case it resolved a fight.
The second poem, “..Woman Hanging..”, reminds me of how I feel at the moment. I feel like I’m on a ledge and I don’t know if it’s worth it to pull myself back up. The way the author constantly goes back to who she would hurt if she let go really makes one think if it’s worth it. In the end for me I know I’m going to pull myself back up, I know it’s what I have to do. This poem speaks to me because it goes to that dark place that we all go to at some point. I like how the poem ends with a choice and only the reader can guess what the women did.
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