It was a dream -response 19

First a little BK on the author, Lucille Clifton was an African American poet as well as equal rights activist for blacks and women. In this poem Clifton uses so much description through figurative language to really paint the picture of the dream she had. It was a reflection upon her life, and asking the questions challenging if she had lead a fulfilling life. she mentions her "greater self." I thin this is a strong opening because we all have that ideal image of our selves, and wish we could rise to be the greatest. Her greater self is creaming things that she could have done differently in real life. This short poem gets right to the point that we all try and figure out what we could have done differently in our lives to get certain things accomplished, or reach certain goals, yet sometimes we fall short. By the sound of things Clifton was successful in her endeavors, so I guess she was just struggling with a lot of internal conflict. The poem does a good job pointing out that we as people usually ask what we could have done, after it is already too late. I liked this poem, and it was interesting to read about the author.