Analysis Of Diane Ackerman's Poem Sweep Me Through Your Many Chambered Heart

Love is surely a treasure everybody longs for. The subject of love is discussed in countless modern day films literature, and poetry. Many times the story ends with the man getting the girl of his dreams, or the woman finding her prince charming. There is no doubt that a fairy tale ending is what most people desire. Relationships are significantly more complicated than this. Author Diane Ackerman’s poetry merges Italian and Shakespearean sonnets together to create different aspect of poetry. Her writing is also unique in the way that it highlights the truth about love, and the struggles that can face an individual dealing with heartbreak. In Diane’s Poem Sweep Me through Your Many Chambered Heart the dilemma of loving someone or letting them go is revealed. Diane Ackerman’s poem highlights the consequences that unrequited love and attachment to an unhealthy relationship can have …show more content…
Throughout the poem there are no signs indicating that the man has become emotionally attached. Their love was special specifically to her. This idea highlights the myths in modern day society. The myth that women are more emotionally involved than men, thus leaving them more vulnerable to heartbreak, and being hopelessly attached. The idea of love is often related to gender. Women tend to be hopelessly romantic, as men can often be emotionally detached. In the poem the man moved on easier than the woman did, and is not begging for her love. He has other options that he can choose from if he desires. The woman is left feeling confused as to why these feelings are not reciprocated towards her. “Tell me why, if it was no more than this, / the unmuddled tumble, the renegade kiss” (9-10) If she felt love, why shouldn’t he? This poem proves this myth to be true, as the girl portrayed in the poem is hopelessly in love with him by the end. She is left heartbroken that he does not love her in the same