Towhoitmayconcern Poem Summary

The goal of the poem, Towhoitmayconcern is to blatantly point out that Sonia’s memory is going to stay in the memory of a man. There is a certain type of figurative language used to describe Sonia and her persona. “A full moon...shinin down on ya” means internally intelligent and light (Sanchez 71). Sonia is filled with light that a man does not see in her currently. It will be too late when he finds out she is the light he is looking for. “Git yo/self-fattened up man…ima gonna stake you out grind you down” and “leave greasy spots all over your soul” (Sanchez 71). She means that she is going to fill him up with her presence and leave splatters of her soul intertwined with his. Her existence will linger as the rays of the sun reflecting on the moon.
Nevertheless she explains how this time “he is going to tattoo herself on him forever” (Sanchez 17). She will last for eternity. I do find the work of the lyrics to relate to the man in a way. It could be possible that the man whom she cared for had tattoos. Lastly my final analysis is that the moon shines and finds the light in every hole, crook, and creek last for hours in darkness. The man was filled with darkness and she is the light. “Watchout for the full moon of Sonia shinin down on ya” Sonia shines with light and in a dark soul, she scares (Sanchez 17). If Sonia Sanchez had mentioned who this man was and what he did to her, the reader would be able to relate. However, since the audience does not know, we can only take guesses as to what he did. Why after a fall is she up with confidence and full of light? It is because she knows what light she is capable of. This poem is about Sonia Sanchez who knows her worth and does not take into consideration describing the man who will not realize her light and power until it is too