Kim Addonizio's 'First Poem For You'

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Cara M Vergeyle Eng 151c Spring 2012 March 11, 2012 Explication “First Poem for You” By Kim Addonizio This poem is about the relationship between a man and a woman the fear the woman has of losing her lover but also how the permanence of the relationship also strikes fear in her. I will try to examine the reasons behind the woman’s fears. How does she show her love for him? What in this poem show’s her fear? Let us start with the first few lines, “I like to touch your tattoos in complete darkness, when I cannot see them.” This could mean that she is scared to show her true feeling for this man. The darkness hides her true love and the fear in her eyes. Touching
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