For Everything That Lives Is Holy My Thoughts This poem reminds me of a song written by John Lennon, Imagine. His song was a call to end violence and oppression of every kind. I believe the biggest oppressor is our material positions and ourselves. The first stanza is bright and happy, a picture of what life could be. The slave could be anyone in today’s society, the workaholic businessman, and the man working for …showed first 75 words of 554 total…

…showed last 75 words of 554 total…lottery may be involved in an auto accident on the way to collect his check. An example of this is the song Ironic by Alanis Morissette. Blake states in the second to the last line that he will not fall into this trap of being critical of his fellow man. The reason for his attitude is given in the last line. I believe this is a good poem illustrating the loss of innocence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**