"My Poem Which Has No Name"



		"My Poem Which Has No Name" By: Senor Hola Dedicated to Senor Adios

		One day, when I was sore depressed, An envelope to you addressed, I placed inside my grey mailbox, And dreamt of all our many talks. I missed your smile; I felt alone, I thought to call you on the phone, But something from down deep within, Cried out with "no," and "no" again. Withdraw, did I, the letter sealed, And threw its pieces in the field. I felt such pain; the tears did flow, As wind blew shreads, both high and low. The stamp blew back and hit my face, I hid my eyes in such disgrace, But suddenly, I felt much better, I thought, "I'll write another letter." My spirit soared; I ran to write, I felt my soul take off in flight, Only to feel my pain return, For pen and paper my heart yearned. I searched, and searched, and searched some more, None on the table, bed, or floor. I started to near my wit's end, I longed to say, "You are my friend." I sank into a pit of woe, My spirits had never been so low, My heart sank deep inside my chest, I knew I'd done my very best. But then I saw a tablet small, To the desk I began to crawl. Though far apart, our friendship's true, That's why I wrote this poem for you.



		Background for Understanding

		The author of this poem was not depressed at the time he wrote this poem; however when he read the final product, it succeeded in making him depressed.

		Critical Analysis

		The speaker deals with mixed emotions coming from unknows origins. He is caught by undecision as to the best way to tell his friend that he misses him. The speaker and his friend have gone to different colleges some distance apart, and the speaker feels pain from the lack of communication on his part to his friend. The speaker gains the nerve to write to his friend, but comes to find no paper or pen to write with. The speaker becomes suicidal at one point, but discovers, eventually, a pad and pen to write his feelings down on and recovers.

		Vocabulary

		sore - indicating a high degree; syn. with very or extremely

		Symbolism

		The references to flying and soaring is a symbol for the eagle, or the mascot of the speaker and his friend's high school.

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