Read the poem below and complete the instruction that follows.
“Tattoo” by Gregg Shapiro
My father won’t talk about the numbers
3-7-8-2-5 between the wrist and elbow
blue as blood on his left forearm
Instead, he spreads himself over me
spilling his protection, like acid, until it burns
I wear him like a cloak, sweat under the weight
There were stories in the lines on his face
the nervous blue flash in his eyes
his bone-crushing hugs
I am drowning in his silence
trying to stay afloat on curiosity
Questions choke me and I swallow hard
We don’t breathe the same air
speak the same language
live in the same universe
We are continents, worlds apart
I am sorry my life has remained unscathed
His scars still bleed, his bruises don’t fade
If I could trade places with him
I would pad the rest of his days
wrap him in gauze and velvet
absorb the shocks and treat his wounds
I would scrub the numbers from his flesh
extinguish the fire and give him back his life
Analyze how the free- verse structure in the poem "Tattoo" by Gregg Shapiro reveals Shapiro's message?

The father is protecting his son or daughter and when the father protects his kid it’s not help either of them, the child wants to help the father but they don’t communicate.

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luzgiussani luzgiussani · Answer 2 · 2019-10-11T21:00:43+02:00

Answer:

The free- verse structure in the poem "Tattoo" by Gregg Shapiro reveals what his father went through in the Holocaust.

Explanation:

The numbers worn by the father tattooed between the wrist and elbow indicate that his father suffered the Holocaust.

The son has numerous questions to ask about this subject, questions that choke him and he would like to be able to change places with his father, and return the life he could not have.

Even so, the father tries to protect the son, so much that he feels it as acid, but he still appreciates it, and would like to tear that tattoo off his skin.