Short Writing Assignment #2-Introduction

"Swamp Song" by Kwame Dawes explores the complexity of having a relationship strictly built on outwardly appearance. The narrator of the story is described as a "simple colored girl" who makes the central point of the argument. She states that getting involved with someone because of looks may seem okay at the present, but as time goes by he will lose the intoxication he once had for his mate. In his poem "Swamp Song," Kwame Dawes explores the emotions involved in being attracted to someone for the wrong reasons through his use of metaphors, imagery, and his word choice.