[sigh] I wrote this rather long reply last night, and notice now that it never appeared. I hate it when that happens.
gonk My problem comes from not being able to analyze poetry on my own very well. I need someone to break it down (in simple terms) for me. Then, if I understand what I'm readong I enjoy it more.
For example, the family is shaken up, depressed and something got caught on fire? Was it arson? Someone in the family was killed right? Where they the target?
When I read the poem the first time I thought that maybe the family were victims of racial hatred. The line that tells us the uproar and mess is all because of "that which broke the glass" made me think of how people would throw bricks through windows to scare people.
Please don't interpret my inability to properly analyze poetry as meaning I didn't enjoy your work.
I like your poem.
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