If I Should Have A Daughter - Sarah Kay (Response)

     If I Should Have A Daughter by Sarah Kay is a poem from the point of view of a young women, talking about all things that she would to to her daughter, if she were to have one, to make her a better person and to raise her to know the world. To me, when I read the poem, it's more like a list. It seems like she is stating thing after thing, reason after reason, what and why she is going to do those things o make her daughter a better person. I really like this poem because it really shows the care that she would give her daughter, if she were to have one, just by saying what she would do to take care of her. she also uses amazing writing techniques that make the poem so hooking. It fascinates me how she can just say a line, and then take the common meaning and turn it into something you never thought about. She definitely captures the light of her poem.
     The thing that I liked the most about If I should have a Daughter by Sarah Kay is her use of writing techniques. The way that she can turn just about anything into a simile or metaphor and still capture the essence of the comparison is just excellent. Especially in the line, And she is going to learn that life will hit you hard in the face, wait for you to get back up just so it can kick you in the stomach. But getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air. I'm not so sure if that is a metaphor or not, but I really appreciate the way that she continued the theme of are and wind and lungs onto turning her metaphor into a different message. In the first sentence, basically saying that life is just going to keep on hurting you. in the second sentence, basically saying that getting back up after you fall reminds yourself how much you like your feet being on the ground. How much you like security. The reason why I like this line is because it takes thinking and it makes you feel like you can understand and relate, and then you think back about times when you got the wind knocked out of you and what it felt like when you tasted the taste of air again. 

     Another part of this poem that I really liked is the line, Your voice is small, but don't ever stop singing.  I think it's just me, but I love this line. It's my favorite line for maybe more reasons why it might be somebody else's. But, here in this line she is saying Never give up. She's telling here daughter that even if her voice maybe be small, and might not be heard, don't stop singing, don't stop trying to. It's hard to explain in words exactly, but it's saying that even if the impact she is having is small, she still shouldn't stop, because maybe it may get bigger, and maybe it might get smaller, or it just might stay the same, but she can always say she tried. Your mind is small, but don't ever stop learning. Your mouth is small, but don't ever stop smiling. Your heart is small, but don't ever stop loving. 

      One last reason why I like this poem is because she's telling her daughter to act right, but never let anybody else bring you down. It's easy to see that she really just wants her daughter to live a happy life, and not have any regrets. In the line,  And always apologize when you've done something wrong. But don't you ever apologize for the way your eyes refuse to stop shining. And the line, But I want her to know that this world is made out of sugar. It can crumble so easily, but don't be afraid to stick your tongue out and taste it. Which is a beautiful metaphor, and it shows that she shouldn't be afraid to take chances, and she shouldn't be afraid to live life to the fullest, because even though life is fragile, it's also sweet and full of so much that she shouldn't ever be afraid to try and figure out.