Jimmy Santiago Bac Who Understands Me But Me

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“Who Understands Me, But Me” A poem written by Jimmy Santiago Baca. This poem is about a time when he was in prison living a heinous life. He was left alone with not much but darkness and sadness. He lived a life full of torture, loneliness, and darkness until he was able to leave.
Depressing, that’s what the character narrating the poem is feeling. The speaker seems like a person that got in trouble but didn’t mean to. He seems like he wanted to leave, but was forced to stay in a horror filled room. “I am taken by my failures, astounded by my fears”, the person is sad and shocked at his actions that caused him to end up in prison.
Being sad all the time and having a negative outlook all comes to one word. It’s called stress. The dark, gloomy

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