Although she feeds me bread of bitterness,
And sinks into my throat her tiger's tooth,
Stealing my breath of life, I will confess
I love this cultured hell that tests my youth.
Her vigor flows like tides into my blood,
Giving me strength erect against her hate,
Her bigness sweeps my being like a flood.
Yet, as a rebel fronts a king in state,
I stand within her walls with not a shred
Of terror, malice, not a word of jeer.
Darkly I gaze into the days ahead,
And see her might and granite wonders there,
Beneath the touch of Time's unerring hand,
Like priceless treasures sinking in the sand.
I like this poem because of how the writer is comparing how he feels about America. He says some harsh, strong things about America but then switches to saying how he likes America at the same time. It gives me different views on how a person sees our country.
Although she feeds me bread of bitterness- I like this line because it's an interesting phrase and it also shows that the writer thinks of our country in a good way and then in sorta a very harsh way.
Her vigor flows like tides into my blood- I really liked this line because after the writer's been saying such bad things, this like comes up next. He is now saying something good about our country "America".
And sinks into my throat her tiger's tooth- This line I though was very harsh and in a way gross. He's comparing America to a tiger that sinking their teeth into someone's throat, which I thought was weird.
Her vigor flows like tides into my blood- I really liked this line because after the writer's been saying such bad things, this like comes up next. He is now saying something good about our country "America".
And sinks into my throat her tiger's tooth- This line I though was very harsh and in a way gross. He's comparing America to a tiger that sinking their teeth into someone's throat, which I thought was weird.
