Getting Out~#10

This poem includes a lot of imagery. The imagery is showed through flashbacks throughout the poem. The speaker describes the way a couple's life use to be like and how it ends up turning out in the end. From "swimming those laps until the first light relieved us" to listening to "FM and full-blast blues" the speaker gives a sense that the couple was in love, but couldn't stay together. The imagery allows the reader to relate to and understand the characters and the poem. The imagery discusses the trials and tribulations of a failing marriage as well as the heartache that comes with it. The lovers have "matching eyes and hair" which gives the reader the impression that the couple have a deep connection and closeness. Imagery allows the reader to interpret the poem through the tone that the speaker intends.