Poetry Response Bronx Masquerade

The best word that could describe ''Bruised Love'' is sympathy because Chankara felt bad for her sister for letting her boyfriend beat her up and now she is following in the same direction. For example, Chankara has just got by her boyfriend for trying to defend herself and she so ''saw'' her sister in her boyfriends eyes. I can infer she doesn't want to follow in her sister's foot steps. I think the meaning of the poem is some one that loves but hit you is not true love.

Poem Response Bronx Masquerade

The mood of this poem is to be curious. I say that because his poem is about him being curious about death. For example the poem stated that '' Why hasn't someone censored death?'' Implying that he wants to know why death hasn't stopped. I can Infer the poet is hurt by something that happened in his life time that had to do with death.

Braver

What I can infer about this poem is the poet is doing the same things in life and she wants to be braver wich also means she wants to stop her habits. And she wants to change her ways. The word that best describes how the poet's feeling is ''braver'' because she wants to be outgoing and ambitious in her life. For example she is always doing the daily routines and she is sick and tired of it. The meaning of this poem is not to be ordinary but to be perseverant to your life.

I Dont Understand

I Don't Understand...

I don't understand

why snow is so white
why people make stupid decisions
why people are in gangs

But most of all

why kids are involved in drugs
why the stock market crashed
why we wear uniforms for school
which came first the chicken or the egg

What I understand most is

why I am so smart
why our earth is so beautiful
why I love art
why I cherish life.

Do not go gentle into that good night

The meaning of this poem is that don't die easy, put up a fight for your life. For example the poem keep repeating ''Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light.'' Implying that I can infer that the poet wants me to be mad about dieing. The mood this poem gives me a idea to be strong because the poem is about to be strong and don't be ready to die. The poem uses repitition so the poet could give a strong statement to the poet.

D*E*F*A*U*L*T

I am DEFAULT
my heart is a vault.
You cant get in
if you don't know the pin
its 10/11/95
thats the day I came alive.

I am a unknown kid
the one that did.
The ordinary,
but extraordinary.
juvenile from the street,
struggle to make ends meat

My blood leaks from my chest and arms
dark red like bank alarms.
My knees buckle to the floor
while I blank out and count down 1, 2, 3 ,4

I breathe my last breath
and I'm taken down to certain death.

You Win!

You want change.
Hard decisions,
your focus is in range.
Live up to your expectations.

You won the election,
you beat the old man,
your ready for the inauguration.
To say ''Yes we can''