Lucille Clifton's Forgiving My Father

Do unresolved relationships with our parents have the power to haunt us till the end of time? “Forgiving my Father” by Lucille Clifton illustrates a character, whose parents have passed away, whom is being haunted by unresolved anger filled arguments. The poem is used to portray the unimaginable complications that poverty puts on family relationships.
The disputes that were constantly had with her parents were broken down by speaker throughout the poem resulting in the end her realizing that the multiple factors played a role in the actions and that had the ability to clarify the arguments in order for the story to end in forgiveness to her father. There have been many instances where a child has felt that their relationship with their