Landing Under the Water I See Roots

Landing Under the Water I See Roots

All the things we hide in water

Hoping we won't see them go—

(Forests growing under water

Press against the ones we know)—

And they might have gone on growing

And they might now breathe above

Everything I speak of sowing

(Everything I try to love).

 

                                                                                                                      - Annie Finch                                                                                     

This poem by Annie Finch probably gives the side of the poet's perspective , "All the things we hide in the water, hoping we won't see them go." which can be viewed to be personal. The other side can also be that an upset person was disappointed by his/her someone close or a special one. When a person gets disappointed it makes that person feel insecure or upset or aggressive or any upsetting feeling, thus in such a situation the person who is suffering  doesn't understands how to react or if they react to such a situation then they face the fear of the loved one going away from them which would definitely hurt them. The view which is used in this poem is continued to, "And they might have gone on growing and they might now breathe above everything I speak of sowing" which can be viewed as the reason why the person was upset and disheartened which means that the person had not reacted (expressed their feelings)  to that bad situation in the fear of the loved one going far away has grown up with the new story of the other person's life. The disheartened person is broken fully and now realizes that his/her silence  made that loved one go away and being attached to some other person's life which has now grew up and has started taking a new breath for their new present life and planning and hope for the wellness of their future. The poem by itself is trying to say the message that we should never hide our feelings and thoughts for someone from them because that person may or may not be able to read your face or your heart but keeping quite and letting it go just because of the fear of the loved one going away from them can make that loved one permanently away from you instead of making them stay, if you do not (react) express feeling .Be open and make ourselves free to express.