The poem that relate to me is the poem “My ruin” by Jim Carroll. The poem talks about love/ trusted relationship that turned into breakup and the speaker not wanting the ended relationship to ruin him instead he is moving forward. The poem relate to me in the sense that I have also being in a very secured relationship at a young age that I gave it my all but ended up in heartbreak which made me at first hate women after this happened but at the end I didn’t let that ruin me and I found inner peace within myself.
One of the statement the speaker made “You are not going get to me you are never going to be with me as once was” (12). This statement really talked about my relationship because after the relationship ended I was broken and felt hopeless …show more content…
The difference was that I never wrote a poem but kept pictorial memories of every minute we spent together on my phone which at anytime I look at it instead of what the speaker says happens to him the reverse happens to me I get so hurt and mad. The speaker said he relived every moment of they were together but mine was reverse I feel so much pain, anger questioning myself am I not good enough.
In the sixth stanza, the speaker said “is not a lie I’m glad you are at peace but everything you know leads to ruins” (24). This stanza speaks a lot about my relationship after I found peace with all that has happened and I move on I forgave her but still all my secrets and truth I told her I felt scared that she may spill it if she see me with a different girl and she is jealous, she may spill my truth and ruin my new relationship but I was happy she was happy with the new guy she was dating.
In conclusion, the poem relate to my life in some certain scenarios and also it was vice versa in some but in all as the speaker of the poem found peace I also found peace but it took time and also as the speaker was glad the one he love was at peace the same applied to me. And lastly, I try to fix myself from all the bitterness and sorrow that the relationship has caused
One of the statement the speaker made “You are not going get to me you are never going to be with me as once was” (12). This statement really talked about my relationship because after the relationship ended I was broken and felt hopeless …show more content…
The difference was that I never wrote a poem but kept pictorial memories of every minute we spent together on my phone which at anytime I look at it instead of what the speaker says happens to him the reverse happens to me I get so hurt and mad. The speaker said he relived every moment of they were together but mine was reverse I feel so much pain, anger questioning myself am I not good enough.
In the sixth stanza, the speaker said “is not a lie I’m glad you are at peace but everything you know leads to ruins” (24). This stanza speaks a lot about my relationship after I found peace with all that has happened and I move on I forgave her but still all my secrets and truth I told her I felt scared that she may spill it if she see me with a different girl and she is jealous, she may spill my truth and ruin my new relationship but I was happy she was happy with the new guy she was dating.
In conclusion, the poem relate to my life in some certain scenarios and also it was vice versa in some but in all as the speaker of the poem found peace I also found peace but it took time and also as the speaker was glad the one he love was at peace the same applied to me. And lastly, I try to fix myself from all the bitterness and sorrow that the relationship has caused