The writer expressed his commitment to carrying out his obligations to his family, such as showing up smiling to family gatherings, although he may be saddened by the fact that he cannot bring his lover. I will always be there/ When the silence is exhumed/when the photographs are examined/I will be pictured smiling/among siblings, parents/nieces and nephews (lines 1-5). In this stanza the writer is clearly sad and although the words paint a picture of a happy family the writers word choice, “exhumed” clues the reader into some hidden sadness as the word is often used to described digging up or discovering something, so that word lets you know that there is more to the story than what is
The writer expressed his commitment to carrying out his obligations to his family, such as showing up smiling to family gatherings, although he may be saddened by the fact that he cannot bring his lover. I will always be there/ When the silence is exhumed/when the photographs are examined/I will be pictured smiling/among siblings, parents/nieces and nephews (lines 1-5). In this stanza the writer is clearly sad and although the words paint a picture of a happy family the writers word choice, “exhumed” clues the reader into some hidden sadness as the word is often used to described digging up or discovering something, so that word lets you know that there is more to the story than what is