Old "I go back to May 1937"

  I go back to May 1937 by Sharon Old is a interesting poem because you sense a tragedy to occur almost in the poem. Throughout the whole poem all she can say is no and stop

I want to go up to them and say Stop,
don't do it--she's the wrong woman,
he's the wrong man, you are going to do things
you cannot imagine you would ever do,
you are going to do bad things to children,
you are going to suffer in ways you never heard of,
you are going to want to die

Old is obviously stating that something bad is bound to happen to them. 1930s where one of those tough years that many American citizens went through. Women went through more domestic violence at that time then now, children were sometimes asked to work and even citizens were paid very little. The Great Depression started in the late 30s and ended in the early 40s as well. A child like this could probably be a lone child, going through rough time, or even a child that has gone through parents divorcing. (with all do respect to any who have divorced parents) Another thing that catches my eyes in the poem is the amount of innocense that the author says about her parents, "the are dumb, they are kids" its as if she really didnt want them to be together.

Many reasons could be aybe why she didnt want her parents to be together, all that she did state was that she would rather tell them in the future when she is born rather then erase her existence.

Gifts/ Under Stars/ Choices

   Gifts by Young Lee is more of a father-son moment that two two went through. The father is trying to help his son becuase he has a splinter in his hand and instead of just yanking the metal iron off he tells a story to his son to take the pain away. The poem is very inspiring in many ways including for those who love shteir father. Like in the end when he says what else is there to do but give my father a kiss. When he says "had you entered you wouldve thought there was a man planting somehting in the boy's palm" its like he is saying how sweet he felt during the moment he had with his father.
   Choices is a poem that makes you think of many things that goes on in life, like the big important decisions. The nests appearing on all the branches that the author wnted to cutt down can represent many people who you might hurt by decisions we all makes, choices also gives a point of opportunities. When all the nests appear rather then the one tht the author saw, i may think its "door opening for other things to come."
  Under Stars poem is a poem that the author remembers one specific moment in her life from a present day occuernce. She talks about two people who just left the bed, but yet they are so far away. It makes me think she is thinking of a loved one that she lost because she says i think of you and yet you are so far away, you give me reasons to look up at the sky
   What do you guys think????