we walked apart, until our arms stretched
between us. We held on tight and let go"
In Cleopatra Mathis's "Getting Out," the tone of the speaker is very reflective and reminiscent. The speaker describes a failed marriage. After reading the poem, I noticed the paradox in the last line "We held on tight and let go." To me, I feel like this line is a good description of the poem as a whole. The entire poem reflects on the marriage and how the bad times outweighed the good times. Although the two loved each other, there love wasn't enough to sustain their relationship and it fell apart. Although the couple loved each other, neither of them could stay in the relationship any longer. The desire to "hold on tight" was present for both parties, yet the truth of letting go was eminent. The vivid imagery really controls this poem and moves the theme forward.
between us. We held on tight and let go"
In Cleopatra Mathis's "Getting Out," the tone of the speaker is very reflective and reminiscent. The speaker describes a failed marriage. After reading the poem, I noticed the paradox in the last line "We held on tight and let go." To me, I feel like this line is a good description of the poem as a whole. The entire poem reflects on the marriage and how the bad times outweighed the good times. Although the two loved each other, there love wasn't enough to sustain their relationship and it fell apart. Although the couple loved each other, neither of them could stay in the relationship any longer. The desire to "hold on tight" was present for both parties, yet the truth of letting go was eminent. The vivid imagery really controls this poem and moves the theme forward.
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