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Summary Of Facing It By Yusef Komunyakaa

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Yusef Komunyakaa's poem "Facing It" speaks of a man who has returned from the Vietnam war. He is haunted by these memories and would rather forget what he experienced. The speaker tells us of how he is standing in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Life after war for a veteran is hard, and it can haunt even the strongest of people.

Yusef tells us of a black man revisiting the memories that haunt him at the memorial of the Vietnam war. The man has promised himself "No tears". (line 4) This shows us that he has had to work up the courage to come here. He feels sorrow in the face of remembrance of this time in his life. He also shows that he feels strong, but not as strong as he could be when he says "I'm Stone. I'm flesh". (Line 5) He

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