The following poems all explore the theme of loss. The first poem entitled, “Somebody Should Have Taught Him,” deals with the loss of a life. It is about how her life was stolen from her by a drunk driver. “ I can hear the paramedic say, ‘This girl is going to die.’” This line proves that it is about the loss of life but it also goes deeper than that. It is about the loss of opportunity as well as the loss of a daughter, sister, friend etc.

The second poem called, “Love Me- Love Me Not,” deal

The last poem, “He Is Not The Man That He Used To Be,” holds a very strong and personal emotional appeal. It hits close to home and appeals to anyone who has ever had a relative or friend with a disease that alters people’s mind and actions. Most people cry when they hear this poem. I believe that through the words you can feel this man’s pain as well as the pain that the author feels. You almost pity him. The most important aspect of a poem is if you can get the reader to feels the emotions that are being expressed.

s with lost love. It is about how all of the love in these two people’s relationship is gone. The author questions if they will still love her when times get hard and if this person ever truly loved them at all. “Will you still love me when I am old and the pain had come?” Love is another form of loss and it is one that everyone can relate to.

The third poem “He Is Not the Man That He Used to Be,” is a bit more complicated. It deals with many forms of loss. It is about the loss of a soul, a spirit and a will to live. It is about a lost relationship between a man and his family. When it comes down to it, it is about the loss of the man himself, As the poem clearly states, He is not the man that he used to be.” So even though the preceding poems reflect different forms of loss, they all have a similar theme.

“Love Me- Love Me Not,” is also a free verse. It does not conform to any length, metre or rhyme scheme. It is not highly structured and i

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