You Are Lost
By Isaac Mruma
To you dada.
It’s the days that
matter,
for we are unable to
chat
in the language we had.
When I look at you
and see my pay – slip
in your eyes,
I feel empty
and sapped.
Your glance, sister,
is to me the measure
of the heat of the
dough
in my pocket.
Never are passions
cool,
to you I am now a tool,
and all my wage is now
the fare:
I ride on your
throbbing kisses.
It is you I accuse,
because your love is
lost,
and you only touch me
with the tenderness
that asks
where my wallet is.
It is to you dada,
that my pen tears the
pad,
For I only see your
love
focused on my purse,
with your passions
chasing my bank
account.
ANALYSIS OF A POEM
1. THE
POET
Isaac Mruma.
2. TITLE
The title 'You Are Lost' is metaphorical and
imaginative because it does not only talk about someone who is physically lost.
It also talks about someone who is morally lost.
3.SUMMARY OF THE POEM
The poem talks about a man and woman who are in love
relationship. The man accuses the woman that she has no love for him anymore,
and she just loves the man's money and other material or luxury things. This
part deals with the short synopsis of the particular poem.
SUMMARY OF EACH STANZA:
1st Stanza
Misunderstanding/conflict. The two lovers now do not
understand each other like before. They do not agree on many things they used
to get along.
2nd Stanza
The man is disillusioned/disappointed by the fact that
he has nothing (money) to give to his love. He feels bad about this.
3rd Stanza
The man is complaining that his lover is always looking
for his money, not true love. When he sees her, she is always in need of his
money.
4th Stanza
The man describes how his lover has made him a tool
where she get everything material things she wants. He says that his wage is
now like a fare to pay for her throbbing kisses.
5th Stanza
This stanza talks about the lost love. The woman is no
longer in love with the man because she only cares about the money from the
man. In short, she is now in love with the money.
6th Stanza
The persona concludes the poem by complaining to his
lover that his pen tears the pad (check book) for her and he says she has no
love for him anymore:
“For I only see
your love
Focused on my purse,
With your passions
Chasing my bank account.”
4. PERSONA
(Who is speaking in the poem). The persona/speaker of
this poem is a man who is betrayed, cheated, and disappointed with his love. He
is undergoing a turbulent love relationship, so he is desperate.
5. ADDRESSEE
(Whom the speaker is speaking to). The
addressee/audience of this poem is the person or people who are unfaithful
lover or those who are unfaithful in other love relationship or marriage. The
addressee is also a person, especially women or girls who always are about
money, not true love.
6. TONE
The tone of the poet towards the audience and the
subject matter is sad, disappointed and angry.
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