Analyzing Kin Addonozio's 'First Poem For You'

“The things you won’t know can’t hurt you”. In the poem, “First Poem for You,” written by Kin Addonozio, we explore the mind of a person who is deeply in love, but seems confused about the relationship she is in with her partner. We do not know if the narrator is a woman, or a man, but the way the narrator expresses herself seems like a woman; since woman seem more intimate about relationships. The woman takes us to a world where she compares her love to her lovers’ tattoos. Even though she is scared of not being permanent in his life, she lets us know how she will continue to try, but try in “darkness.” Today I will show you the significance of this poem by interpreting symbols, and show you how this woman is in love with her partner, but may be confused about the love she …show more content…
Maybe she is scared that if she sees his tattoos in the light, their relationship won’t be as strong. But we know this woman loves him by knowing every detail of his tattoo, “I know by heart the lightning pulsing just above your nipple.” Lightning is something strong, and this tattoo is placed right over his heart, signifying how powerful her love is towards him. When I think of the ocean, I think of a peaceful place which the “blue swirls” represent in their relationship. “The blue swirls of water on your shoulder where a serpent twisting, facing a dragon”. The blue serpent facing the dragon represents the most important meaning of their relationship, bad vs evil. The serpent represents something bad in their relationship, but the dragon, seen as a warrior is fighting against this serpent which represents the boyfriend. She feels that if something bad comes into their relationship, her boyfriend will fight this evil, and protect their