Question

What is the tone of the poem? Why? Cite to support your answer

Indian Boy Love Song (#2)


I never spoke
the language
of the old woman

visiting my mother
in winters so cold
they could freeze
the tongue whole

I never held my head
to their thin chests
believing in the heart.

Indian women, forgive me.
I grew up distant
and always afraid.

Answer 1

sorrowful and tragic

Step-by-step explanation:

In this poem the author wrote "I grew up distant" and "and always afraid". In my opinion, it contributes to fear and how fear can lead us to regret.