Elegy for My Father, Who Is Not Dead

"He's ready. I am not. I can't just say good-bye as cheerfully as if he were embarking on a trip to make my later trip go well."

This poem can be comparable to "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night". Both seem to be about a son talking to his father. The father is dying. Neither son seems to be okay with their father dying. However, this poem takes a different appraoch than the first. This poem has a calmer and indifferent tone. The speaker is not sure of what he thinks of his father dying, but his father is absolutely sure he's ready to die. In the other poem, the speaker is demanding and angry. The two tones of the poem really give each of them a unique feel.