Jackson, Wordsworth, and Bolen

 Jackson, Wordsworth, and Bolen are all poems written about beauty.

Jacksons' poem is about her dislike for her stomach and how black bodies are often idolized and said they are beautiful for certain aspects. Not all aspects, just parts. It relates how only certain parts of bodies, in general, are not told to be all beautiful but to have certain parts focused on. such as thighs, hands, hair, eyes. The rest are seen as not beautiful or noteworthy. 

Wordsworth's poem is about solitude and the beauty of being alone. The beauty that one finds being by themselves, even if loneliness is terrible. Reaching out for someone and finding no one there. However it is still beautiful. 

The last poem is by Bolen. This poem is about two lovers trying to get to the hospital in a severe winter storm. The woman not being able to walk due to sickness and the man carrying her, in hopes of making it there. However it was too late, they froze to death trying to get there. The man's last gift to his wife, out of love, was his fading body heat. He tried to keep her warm while he himself was dying of cold. This can be seen as a beautiful testimate of love, despite how gruesome it is. it is beautiful in a sad way.

All of these poems collectively paint a portrait of how even the most beautiful things are grim. How we as humans find beauty in the most unexpected places. 

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