After reading your blog post, I was able to see the poem and its meaning in a whole new light. Not once, against the teachings of former teachers,  did I think of looking into the regional background and time period of when and where the poem was written. I had assumed it was located somewhere in the Middle East, but not of the year when it was written. You spoke of men attacking other men, checking men for circumcision to confirm their religion (Muslim or Hindu), and even enacting violence upon one another. One thing I thought that truly tied your point together and strengthened it was how you related to it (in a way). You brought up your own origins, as well as mentioning how your grandfather spoke of such things he’s experienced in his youth. It makes the message of the poem all the more real, and all the more horrifying. It’s like a stamp on a letter, confirming–solidifying–everything.