XIII Journal #1

1. The poem is about a man that had a physical or sexual experience with someone, then she becomes sad so he tells her stories to cheer her up. But then there is some distance between them which creates sadness. Then he describes how he can not express his emotions to the woman he loves, and that there is a big consequence for his inability to express his emotions, which makes him feel sadness and anguish. 

2. The man speaking could be the author, but is for sure a man. This man feels power over this woman he loves and almost thinks of her as an object.

3. This man is speaking to a women he is in a relationship with(whether it be physical or emotional) and this women is angry that he can't express his emotions. 

4. In my oppinion was written in order to be able to express his emotions to this woman he loves, who he is writing it for. He is unable to speak his emotions and feelings to his lover verbally so he wrote this poem to express them instead. Unfortunately the woman he loves has already closed up to him and will not appreciate nor accept this form of expressing his emotions to her.

5. He expresses this through the motif of liquid throughout the poem. He uses references to liquid and water frequently in the beginning to express how joyous his and the woman this poem is for's relationship has been. Then towards the end of the poem he describes his innability to open up to this woman and the motif is used less and less(and not at all in the last paragraph). He also uses the word burn in the last paragraph to show what puts out water(which is fire) just as innability to open up ruins relationships.