Walk A Little Slower... Explanation. (standard 9th poem)

Walk A Little Slower... 

Standard 9th, English Poem Explanation

 'Walk a little slower, Daddy,' 

Said a little child so small.

' I'm following in your footsteps

 and I don't want to fall.

Understanding the Text

Every child is secure in the arms of its parents. The child learns many things by the imitating; its parents are the best models for him. 

Here is the poem about a child who wants to step up with his father. The child asks his father to walk slower because he is following his (father's) footsteps. Every child tries to learn from his parents. Though the mother first teacher, who teaches all the basic things of life. But the father plays a very important role in the child's life. The Father is the first role model after the mother, who carries all the responsibilities easily and always trying to keep the whole family happy.

Here the child is just trying to follow the father's steps and wants to do many little things properly under the shade of his father. And whenever he is trying to match with the speed of his father he requests his father to go a little slower. Because he doesn't want to fall, he doesn't want to commit any mistake.

Sometimes your steps are very fast,
 sometimes they are hard to see;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me.'

Understanding the Text

The child is unknown to the world's experiences, so he wants to know all with the help of his father, under some protective environment. So he requests him to go slow it is not only about walking but learning to live in the society. Some of the things are very easy to understand but sometimes it is very difficult to for him. So he wants to understand them thoroughly, in the shadow of his father so requests his father to go slow

or to walk slower.

Someday when I'm all Grown up,
You're what I want to be;
Then I will have a little child  
Who'll want to follow me.

Understanding the Text

Here the child imagines the future. Today, his father has some ideal expectations from his child and the child is very much sure about completing them. He wants to suggest that he will be able to fulfill all the expectations if he learns all the life skills from his father and apply them in life and to become successful.

So he further imagines that when he will be a grown-up person like his father, and he will be having his own child again the child will follow him.

(The above idea looks like an example of an exaggeration but he does that to make his father little aware of his speed, where that little child cannot match with him.)

We can connect this to today's lifestyle of parents that they are either busy with their jobs or ambitions and some are just indulged in finding their personal space. 

 (Can we count mobile as a means of addiction which is just taking away the parents from their children. 

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The poet wants to suggest that if this generation of parents is not going to give the lessons of life nicely, then it is impossible for the next generations to pass the important values to the future generation.

And I would want to lead just right, 

And know that I was true;
So walk a little slower, Daddy.
For I must follow you.'

Understanding the Text

The child wants to follow only his father’s footsteps. Because he believes that his father is on the right path and he (the child) also will go on that great path. Also, he believes in himself and doesn’t fear to predict his future life with righteous deeds.

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