walking away

• quote 1 :

  'LIke a sattelite, wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away'
• quote 2


  ' no path where path should be '
• quote 3 


  'love is proved in the letting go'
• 'Like a sattelite wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away'

  • wrenched- verb, dynamic, agressive, sudden
  • simile
  • go drifting away - lack of control, easy for the son, the father is no longer the centre of his orbit
• ' no path where path should be'

  • lost
  • repetition - father is desperate for the son to find the right path
• 'love is proved in the letting go.'

  • if you love someone let them free to be themselves
  • (father) is accepting, understanding, matured
• structure

  • 1st person
  • ABACA rhyme scheme- reflects the constant love from the father, he is dependable
• parent-child relationships

  • emotional
  • affectionate
  • growing up and apart
  • love
  • arguments
• context:

  • dedicated to his 1st son
  • was expected (by his father) to have a job in christanity
  • memories of his childhood seem dominated by guilt