SALT

SALT BY ANAMIKA

The poem begins by explaining the feelings of both men and women. The story emphasizes the importance of emotion in everyone’s life on the earth. Emotion, as opposed to cognitive and volitional states of consciousness, can be characterized as an emotional state of consciousness in which joy, grief, fear, hate, or the like is felt. Anamika’s poem ‘Salt’ explores the varied qualities of salt for women, men, and the Earth. She claims that salt is both grief and the earth’s flavor. She’s suggesting that salt has two sides. It has both a favorable and unfavorable aspect. She believes that salt will always be present on the globe.

She says that women’s emotions are obvious on their faces. Women’s faces, she claims, are plastered in salt, making them appear frail and sickly. Anamika says that salt represents men’s hearts. She claims that men are more likely to suppress their emotions. She claims that men do not express their emotions until they reach a mature size, similar to that of a mountain. She also portrays men’s struggle with not expressing their feelings.