Push Chapter 3

an Abdul (se__ of God) to see
(and Abdul (servant of God) to see)
see the i
ey see
(eye)
see me
liv
(live)

or

die
poslv
(positive)

0r

negv
(negative)
wh? why?
(why? why?)
must
I li
(lie)
to misel
(myself)
I
must
no
(know)
the truf
(truth)

How does one describe poetry? Or make sense of it, even? What is a poem? An articulation of emotion, a state of being crafted, molded, strewn in words. I find that it often difficult to relay emotion into words for what I feel has more dimensions, is far deeper, than any word could capture. A poem is a series of words that attempts to draw on so much more than meets the eye. For the character Precious, it is a method through which she begins to gain a sense of identity. The poem above conveys this through simple and yet very raw words. What's special about this poem is that it is genuine, real, and honest. It does not try to alleviate through complicated diction, nor does is try to hide behind anything. It is exactly what Precious feels. For the first time in her life, she is able to feel exactly what she is going through, and in a way by writing it down, she is able to face it and carry on. Of course, she is still bogged by the dangers and miseries of her situation, but she is able to look at the more positive side of her picture. She was never able to do this before and poetry has become some sort of means through which she can step back and view herself with outside perspective and gradually realize how special she really is.