both contexts she uses the word they instead of we: ...they worry about you and These people who fear monsters... She does not seem to worry about or fear anything. This may be because she is speaking to her unborn child, and in order to calm its fears she must assure it with her words. Deep down she may be feeling just as worried and afraid as they are. Also, an example that further implies the mood of this poem is in line 14 and 15 where Wolfe tells her unborn child to Sing for them/ your perfect song referring to its heartbeat. She seems sure of the health of her baby in these two lines. The imagry Wolfe uses in this poem is what truley makes it so fascinating. Several metaphors are used throughout the poem, all very picturesque. The first one is in the first line of the poem: Lie up under the umbrella of my ribs/my new island which suggests the mothers assurance of the childs protection. Another example is when she describes the seringe as ....the thin throat (line 3) and that it samples your lake (line 4) depicting the amniotic fluid. She is telling her child that the seringe will take part of the fluid to test it for what she calls monsters. She says that These people who fear monsters/will be looking for monsters (line 7-8) referring to those genetic disorders. Finally, perhaps the most beautiful of all her metaphors, the final two lines of the poem which I have already mentioned, Sing for them/your perfect song describing the babys heartbeat as a perfect song. I believe Ellen Wolfe would have loved her child the same whether it turned out to be a "monster" or not. Her imagery suggests that throughout the poem. Her reasons for writing this poem may have been out of animosity towards the professional staff who's best interest was to determine how healthy her child would be. She may not understand the aftereffects of the tests, what could they do if they did find something? All she wants is to protect and love ...
