English do Now Mr. McCloskey Poem Analysis due: 2:30 PM

4/17 - Do NowMcCloskey 8:10 AM

"Read the Poem ""Hanging Fire"" by Audre Lorde.

In a 5-7 sentence response, discuss why you think this poem is named ""Hanging Fire"" and how it relates to your life. "

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42580/hanging-fire

Hanging Fire

By Audre Lorde

I am fourteen

and my skin has betrayed me   

the boy I cannot live without   

still sucks his thumb

in secret

how come my knees are

always so ashy

what if I die

before morning

and momma's in the bedroom   

with the door closed.

I have to learn how to dance   

in time for the next party   

my room is too small for me   

suppose I die before graduation   

they will sing sad melodies   

but finally

tell the truth about me

There is nothing I want to do   

and too much

that has to be done

and momma's in the bedroom   

with the door closed.

Nobody even stops to think   

about my side of it

I should have been on Math Team   

my marks were better than his   

why do I have to be

the one

wearing braces

I have nothing to wear tomorrow   

will I live long enough

to grow up

and momma's in the bedroom   

with the door closed.

Notes:
"Hanging Fire" is the title of the poem, and it comes from the lingo of weaponry. ("Hang Fire" is also the title of a pretty '80s-tastic
Rolling Stones song click left to see music video). 
In case gunnery is not your field of expertise, we'll explain it: a "hang fire" refers to an unplanned delay between the triggering and the ignition of a gun. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_Fire

The song is one of the few times the band wrote an overtly political song, and it is notable that it was never released as a single in England, even though the band was touring Europe during the single's North American release. The lyrical irony and commentary on English society harks back to some of the group's more socially contentious songs of the sixties such as "Mother's Little Helper", "19th Nervous Breakdown" and "Street Fighting Man".
Richards was asked about the track in a 1981 Rolling Stone magazine interview where he admits the track relates to England and the "ugly politicians" who had caused the country to decline when the "money got tight".^[2]
The title expression "hang fire" (by formal definition) means to do nothing, to delay, wait, hold back, or hesitate.^[3] The phrase originally denoted the instance when a gun, using an antique type of ignition such as percussion cap, or flintlock, would fail or markedly delay to fire when the trigger was pulled.
"Hang Fire" was first written and recorded during the Some Girls sessions in Paris. Released as the third single from Tattoo You, the song became a radio hit in the US, where it reached No. 20 on the singles chart. The song was played heavily on the Stones' tours of 1981 and 1982, but has been played scarcely since. Its B-side, "Neighbours", would become an airplay hit and a video was also made for the song.