Review of Melvin Dixon’s poem “Heartbeats”

 

Review of Melvin Dixon’s poem “Heartbeats”

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The rigorous routine of urban life and the demands of a job have been brought out in a different form and content in this poem. The expressions in the poem subtly highlight there is no room for empathy in the modern life style. The routine courtesies are the minimum and maximum a worker may find. If someone looks for warmth, care and compassion he is living in Utopia. For workers and even the top executives health condition and efforts to improve it are major challenges and health breakdowns are non-events. Occupational hazards and cruel environment are the rule and exceptions are rare in any country. Often, a poet is also a worker and he goes through all hardships like any other person to make both ends meet. But a poet voices his disagreement and his outcry for a more humane world is powerful. This poem disturbs the reader and is thought provoking.