Mother To Son Poetry Analysis

If I tell you I have suffered a loss that has caused agony and despair, would you understand? If I announce my joyous experiences, would you share in my happiness? Marshall Rosenberg once said, “empathy gives you the ability to enjoy another person’s pain.” It is through the ability to see the world through the eyes of others. In one of my favorite poems, Mother to Son by Langston Hugh, a mother reflects on her time of hardship while she passes down words of wisdom to her son. The expressive and descriptive words that she uses gives me a clear imagery and allows me to capture her insightful voice, her reassuring gestures and encouraging facial expressions. I am easily able to relate to her struggle with a glimpse of her looking glass.
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