Elizabeth Acevedo's "My heart is a Hand" is a metaphorical poem that illustrates the two things that are very similar to each other. My understanding from her poem is that she describes her hand like a heart that has no support to be held onto. A heart that has no other heart to be attached to can only grab onto itself. A hand that has no other hand to grab can only tighten its fingers into a fist. Acevedo's poem conveyed emotion in which you can understand that there might have been some feeling of loneliness in the past or currently experiencing.
My poem is modeled after Elizabeth Acevedo's poem in which I relate on thing to another with similar characteristics and relate it to my life in a meaningful way. In my poem, I compare my brain to a toolbox with the same metaphoric style. I thought for a while of what I can relate metaphorically eventually, the idea came to me and thought about my brain. My brain holds all the abilities and skills that I'll need throughout my life like a toolbox holds all the tools a repairman will need to get the job done. My poem might not have conveyed the same emotion as Acevedo's poem did but it does relate to a big part of my life.
After writing my poem I can see the hidden complexities that lie behind an emotional poem like "My Heart is a Hand". Her poem made me want to know the story behind the poem.
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