PD:3 Andrew F.

Leaving
We love you both with all our hearts

Things will get better and then you'll come back
I love you
No more crying
We've all done enough

Inspired by the book "The Red Umbrella"

This poem was inspired by the scene in which Lucia and Frankie have to leave for the USA. I thought this would make good material for a poem because of all the emotion involved. The empathy of the scene is how sad everyone is because they are all being separated, and how much they don't want it to happen. People who were there would experience a strong feeling of sympathy because everybody knows what it's like to lose a loved one, especially someone with whom you've lived your whole life. We all would feel sad for the Alvarez's, and we would know what is going through them at that time. If someone was there, they'd feel empathetic because of how the family is being torn apart. My poem communicates empathy by showing how sad the family is.