(2000)                                                   (1985)

Wondering.......

I wake up in the middle of the night

Wondering .......

Wondering if I caused their fight

I hear the yelling that gave me a fright

Yet again….I hear her say “GET THE HELL OUT”

This time it’s different

He listens….. silence takes over

Foot steps down the hall

He goes in each room and wakes us all

He gives me a kiss on the forehead and says “I love you forever and always”

I say “daddy why you leaving”

He chokes up and says “I’ll see you next season”

Wondering if he’ll come back cause now I see in the door way he has a trash bag packed

Wondering as a little girl when will he reappear because all I see right now is his back getting inside the driver’s seat

I haven’t seen him in many years

I say all this to say be grateful for whom you have because you never know when that person will always be in your past.....

-E' Von Lewis

My original poem centered upon the style of "Poems for Women" by Sonia Sanchez. In her poem she specifically targeted imagery in my opinion. For "Wondering......" I did the same for the style. Hope you enjoy. 


My Interpretation of "Wondering......"
Tone - Veneration, Solemn
Imagery - "I hear her say “GET THE HELL OUT”" / "Foot steps down the hall" / "He gives me a kiss on the forehead" / "I see in the door way he has a trash bag packed" / "Wondering as a little girl when will he reappear" / "all I see right now is his back getting inside the driver’s seat" 
Repetition - "Wondering"

Sonia Sanchez - Love

My Interpretation of "Put of the Sleeves of Love"

Allusion - "Put on the (sleeves, legs, head, feet, hands, and mouth) of love"

Tone - Informative

Repetition - "Put on the _____ of Love" / "Love, love, love, love.."

Alliteration - Love

Theme - Love no matter what.

Sonia Sanchez - Peace

My interpretation of "Peace is a Haiku Song"

Tone - Complimentary

Repetition - "Peace" / "Two hands"

Personification - "Two hands singing" / "Two hands loving" / "Two hands growing butterflies" "Two hands giving transfusion"

Sonia Sanchez - Poem at thirty

Poem At Thirty

“POEM AT THIRTY it is midnight no magical bewitching hour for me i know only that i am here waiting remembering that once as a child i walked two miles in my sleep. did i know then where i was going? traveling. i'm always traveling. i want to tell you about me about nights on a brown couch when i wrapped my bones in lint and refused to move. no one touches me anymore. father do not send me out among strangers. you you black man stretching scraping the mold from your body. here is my hand. i am not afraid of the night. Sonia Sanchez”

My Interpretation of "Poem at Thirty"

Allusion - "Wrapped my bones in lint" / "Scraping the mold from your body."

Tone - Reminiscent

Imagery - "As a child i walked two miles in my sleep" / "Nights on a brown couch" 

Theme - You can overcome anything. 

Sonia Sanchez - Interview

Sonia Sanchez - Early Years

Sonia Sanchez Early Years -

Sonia Sanchez - Poem for Some Women

My Interpretation of "Poem for Some Women"

Tone - Impassioned, fanciful, contemplative 

Imagery - "Took my 7 year old to the crack house with me" / "Beautiful girl" / "Took her to the crack house" / "Single women out her on her own" / "This man, this dog, this former friend of mine lived" / "Wouldn't give me no crack" / "Looking at my baby, my pretty little baby" / "He laughed, this longgggg laugh" / "I cried as I walked out that door" / "Couldn't even hear her screaming out my name" / "Mom ma where you been, Mom ma I called for you, Mom ma mom ma mom ma mom ma mom maaaaaaaa"

Repetition - "Am alright" / "Habit" / "Pretty little girl" / "Name" / "Mom ma"

Theme - Think before you do because your going to regret it.

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