Final Post!

For my last and final post I chose to write about "After Tonight" by Gary Soto.  Though this poem may seem rather grim and quite saddening  there was a much different meaning that I picked up on as I read the poem.  The narrator describes different scenarios that involved some sort of wait or expectation of something or someone."You expect your daughter/to be at the door at any moment/And your husband to arrive/with the night.(Line 19-22)  These are simple everyday expectations of a mother/wife that she may never think those expectations could be gone in a blink of an eye.  Tomorrow isn't always guaranteed for anyone so why do we as people always expect everything and everyday to be the same.  We should always cherish the life that we have and the loved ones who are in it.  We should of course always expect the best from them but never expect that they are guaranteed to always be a part of our life.  This is the idea that I believe Soto was trying to make with this poem.  Never expect what you think should be certain because nothing is ever guaranteed in life or ever certain.