Comparison of two poems - Essay Example

Comparing Two Poems task: According to Spike (2003, p.15)  “Un to us”, the first stance gives us the picture of the love that exists between the mother and father of the yet to be conceived baby. However the parents are not faithful to the unborn child. This is because the moment that they discover the existence of the child they take it as a mistake. One or both of them thinks that it is better if the baby was not there. Considering the poem of Alice Walker, it is clear that from her word in the poem ‘I miss my father’ there is a strong and faithful love that exists between the father and child.

As a result the child misses the father even after he is dead. The child remembers her father at the time when she is thirty nine years old. This is a prime age in the life of a woman as at this time in her life she is about to enter menopause. It is at this time that the woman has lived a larger part of her life as she is increasingly becoming wiser. She becomes more understanding to her actions when she was younger as well as their consequences both to her and her loved ones. In this case she remembers how tired her father was when she was young due to his hard work.

In the first poem Spike (2003, p. 15) the child that is betrayed is both defenseless and in much more need for love and care than in the second poem. However in the second poem, contrary to the lack of love in the first one there is a lot of love and understanding from the parent. This is evidence by the phrase ‘He taught me how’. This phrase explains that the child had a lot of time with the parent who took the initiative of teaching the child the virtue of honesty. The language in the first poem shows the evidence of human brutality and cruelty against the child.

The actions taken by the parent killing the child who is unborn and does not even know that it exists is the evidence. On the other hand we look at the second poem which has a smooth tone evident by the care and love portrayed by the parent. From the phrase, ‘had a savings account.’ it portrays the dedication and care of the father to the future of the child. The final stance of the poem is evidence of the lack of virtue by the parents Spike (2003, p. 15)  . According to the context of the society parents are supposed to be the ones to protect and give care to the children.

Unfortunately the parents in the poem even celebrate on the death of the unborn baby; this shows the failure of the society in actual sense. In the second poem Walkers (2005, p. 25)  there is evidence of the society being upright. The society that believes in honesty and hard work, this is seen in the actions of the father who tirelessly works for the success of the child. The child grows to admire and behave like the father. ReferencesSpike, M 2003, Hidden Words: Collected Poems,Paperback, New York.

Walkers, A 2005, Hard Times Require Furious Dancing.: Pictor, Harcot.