About A Poem

By Dolly | Jun 16, 2008
Posted in: My Journals


March 4, 2003

“The Victory” poem on its surface expresses a mother’s thoughts on giving birth to a son. The opening lines of the poem set a tone of conflict. The author describes the mixed feelings of many mothers upon the delivery of their first-born. The final release from pregnancy and birthing pains coupled with the excitement of bringing a living thing into this world.

Below the topmost layer of meaning in “The Victory” is an underlying theme that any parent or guardian will relate to easily. Children are born out of the great pain that their mothers endure. “The Victory” is a poem written as if a mother just delivered a newborn son, yet the theme expressed in the lines applies to all the stages of human life. For example, “You barb the air. / You sting with bladed cries.” These are sharp words that bring thoughts of tangible pain.

Additionally, these words also describe the mental and emotional pain that is felt by many parents who sacrifice much for their children. The poem does not place guilt on the baby or on children in general. It seems to acknowledge the turmoil of birth and life as natural. Children who are born today collect the sacrifices of their parents and will make sacrifices for their children born tomorrow.

In reality, the woman in the poem symbolizes a starting point for an unending cycle of life.

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