Poem Number Four Analysis

Poetry is special for some people because it brings out their vulnerability and emotions. A poem is usually filled with certain thoughts and feelings dreams that come from one’s heart. Each poem will have a different meaning to each person, but their message is left to the reader's own interpretation. In poems, there are philosophical snapshots that are poet captured to showcase life, love, experiences, and lessons that help view the world in which we live. Many of these philosophical snapshots in poem brings an awareness and understanding to the roles people play in their life. The poet in Poem Number Four captures a philosophical snapshot about our childhoods and our parents. The poem shows how some people see their parent’s flaws and bad …show more content…
It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, and don’t have any kids yourself,” captures how there is no escaping misery, which only passes on from one to other. It also conveys how eventually misery will take control over us because it will eventually deepen with no way of escaping. Misery is a prison, and unfortunately, each generation of the family is trapped in that cycle. The poet gives an advice to the reader to get out of that cycle as soon as you can before it consumes you, and that the only way to break that cycle is to not have any children. This can be hard because family is viewed as important in our society, and it is hard to let go of familiar patterns. The poet insists on not having kids because it is the only way to not pass down your faults and issues onto your kids. This snapshot shows the cycle of parent’s behavior, and how it binds us without any means of escape. The poet creates a philosophical snapshot of a different side of a mother and father relationship, one that is not portrayed in the stereotypical light of warmth and love. This snapshot shows a realistic side to families, which many people has experience and can relate to. Many people may regard it in a negative light, but the poet tries to create a philosophical snapshot to make readers aware of the cycle that needs to be