This poem is mainly about the power of light, what it can do and how it affects people emotionally. The Persona looks into the depth of field of what the light really signifies to a person who is emotionally hurt or in pain. The poet does not exactly view the light as being a savior to us but rather how it afflicts the persona?s suffering. The poet?s images are dark as well as …showed first 75 words of 697 total…

…showed last 75 words of 697 total…to our mental trauma of fear. Darkness in the end is compared to death. One metaphor used is ?that oppresses like the Heft of Cathedral Tunes?. Another metaphor is in the last stanza where it says ??tis like the distance?. The poet also uses personification; ?Shadows hold their breaths?. This poem overall is about how light affects us mentally especially if we have been hurt by something or someone and we have lost all hope.