Please annotate my story. Key: Yellow; Main ideas and topic sentences. Green; Supporting details and examples. (ex: details that support the main idea) Pink; Definitions of key terns or vocabulary. (ex: black market Rolex with a bootleg tick) Blue; Important dates, names, or events.(ex: Dad)

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Gift-Wrapped Fathers

Poem by Eduardo (Echo) Martinez

An imprisoned parent struggles to maintain a bond with his son.

you were there for his cute banana Gerber gibberish but gone before words cartwheeled off his tongue you held him up in your arms and showed him off to the world like Simba Hakuna Matata days before you fell like timber he made a convenience store out of your heart open all night eyes baby monitor ears by the bedside alert and on patrol to any sound one minute microwave milk runs wrist drop temperature checks proud diaper changes then baby wiped your own tears when the chains came while he was being potty-trained you paced in pain inside a cemented port-a-potty two syllables of a baby's vocab "PAPI" traveling through a sour tapped phone line you know, the scene you always view in jail house flicks
palm pressed to palm is true
what they don't show you is the Plexi-glass aftermath your reflection on the opposite side place a hand on a mirror's glass
pretend it's skin and try not to cry by the time you're convicted and sentenced to prison you've missed his first step and birthdays he's a toddler now and you're still studying
to be a better father than the one you had.
scared to answer your own questions
while piggy backin' a mocking Orangutan one wearing a loud black market Rolex with a bootleg tick like a backpack bomb biting your shoulders you become a terrorist to your emotions terrorized by self-inflicted "what-if's" praying to one day see your son rise then your son set but these cell blocks pull pieces from your soul like Lego blocks every time your visit finishes playing chicken with a dim light through tunnel vision as you sway your way back towards a cage where you'll lay and replay every detail you've captured during the 5 hours you've waited 6 months for as the only people that really love you make a quiet 7 hour ride back home to a house that once was alive with your potential, now it's haunted by each visit he's grown inches "Papi" is now "Dad" yet you still talk to him in lullaby the natural life kind where good-bye is a common thing some will portray a portrait of you as a bad guy some will portray a portrait of you as a bad guy so you try not to be the bad guy as you build a bond over a 15 minute collect call while another man pretends to be his father not cause he loves your son but out of spite cause he looks like you even down talks to you so baby boy doesn't look up to you for birthdays and holidays he receives your gifts of apologies so many of them that he no longer opens them sometimes, he hugs you like a homeboy maybe cause he's tired of you saying that one day, you'll be home boy another Lego block removed another tick terrorizing emotion another Simba grown without his Mufasa Father's day hurts so you write in second person cause you feel like that's the kind of father you've been cause you never should have been here in the first place but with him just another father gift-wrapped in sorry hoping his son opens up to him

Make sure that the annotations make sense. Don't just highlight the whole story and call it that. Provide many different annotations throughout the story.

Answer 1

Certainly! Here's a detailed annotation of "Gift-Wrapped Fathers" by Eduardo (Echo) Martinez, using your specified color coding:

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Gift-Wrapped Fathers

Poem by Eduardo (Echo) Martinez

An imprisoned parent struggles to maintain a bond with his son. (Yellow: Main idea)

you were there for his cute banana Gerber gibberish (Green: Supporting detail) but gone before words cartwheeled off his tongue (Yellow: Main idea) you held him up in your arms and showed him off to the world like Simba (Green: Supporting detail/ex. of bond) Hakuna Matata days (Pink: Cultural reference) before you fell like timber (Yellow: Main idea) he made a convenience store out of your heart (Green: Metaphor supporting emotional depth) open all night eyes baby monitor ears by the bedside alert and on patrol to any sound (Green: Supporting detail on fatherly instincts) one minute microwave milk runs wrist drop temperature checks proud diaper changes (Green: Examples of parenting) then baby wiped your own tears (Green: Emotional support) when the chains came (Pink: Metaphor for imprisonment) while he was being potty-trained (Green: Supporting detail) you paced in pain inside a cemented port-a-potty (Pink: Description of a dull, confining space) two syllables of a baby's vocab "PAPI" (Pink: Vocabulary/term related to language) traveling through a sour tapped phone line (Green: Supporting detail on communication limitations) you know, the scene you always view in jail house flicks (Pink: Reference to media portrayal)

palm pressed to palm is true (Yellow: Topic sentence about emotional distance) what they don't show you is the Plexi-glass aftermath (Pink: Definition; a physical barrier during visits) your reflection on the opposite side (Green: Supporting detail on separation) place a hand on a mirror's glass (Green: Supporting detail on emotional struggle) pretend it's skin and try not to cry by the time you're convicted and sentenced to prison (Blue: Important events related to imprisonment) you've missed his first step and birthdays (Green: Examples of lost moments) he's a toddler now and you're still studying to be a better father than the one you had (Yellow: Main idea of striving for better). scared to answer your own questions (Green: Supporting detail on internal conflict) while piggy backin' a mocking Orangutan (Pink: Metaphor for struggle with emotions) one wearing a loud black market Rolex with a bootleg tick (Pink: Cultural reference/ex. of societal issues) like a backpack bomb biting your shoulders (Green: Metaphor of emotional burden) you become a terrorist to your emotions (Green: Metaphorical description of self-inflicted pain) terrorized by self-inflicted "what-if's" (Pink: Emotional struggle) praying to one day see your son rise (Green: Hope for reconnection) then your son set but these cell blocks pull pieces from your soul like Lego blocks (Green: Metaphor for emotional disassembly) every time your visit finishes (Green: Supporting detail on visits) playing chicken with a dim light through tunnel vision (Blue: Important representation of limited perspective) as you sway your way back towards a cage (Pink: Metaphor for imprisonment) where you'll lay and replay every detail you've captured (Green: Supporting detail on longing and memory) during the 5 hours you've waited (Blue: Important time reference) 6 months for as the only people that really love you make a quiet 7 hour ride back home (Blue: Important time reference) to a house that once was alive with your potential, now it's haunted by each visit (Green: Supporting detail on loss of potential) he's grown inches (Green: Physical growth representing emotional distance) "Papi" is now "Dad" (Green: Change in relationship dynamics) yet you still talk to him in lullaby (Green: Illustrative of parental affection) the natural life kind where good-bye is a common thing (Green: Emotional burden of separation) some will portray a portrait of you as a bad guy (Green: Theme of perception vs. reality) some will portray a portrait of you as a bad guy so you try not to be the bad guy (Yellow: Personal struggle with identity) as you build a bond over a 15 minute collect call (Green: Supporting detail on limited communication) while another man pretends to be his father (Pink: Emotional complication from new paternal figure) not cause he loves your son but out of spite (Green: Motivations of others) cause he looks like you (Green: Emotional depth associated with identity) even down talks to you so baby boy doesn't look up to you for birthdays and holidays (Pink: Emotional implications of absence) he receives your gifts of apologies so many of them that he no longer opens them (Green: Lost connection and emotional burden) sometimes, he hugs you like a homeboy (Pink: Change in relationship dynamics) maybe cause he's tired of you saying that one day, you'll be home boy (Yellow: Hope and uncertainty) another Lego block removed (Pink: Symbolism of loss) another tick terrorizing emotion (Green: Emotional impact) another Simba grown without his Mufasa (Pink: Metaphor for loss of paternal guidance) Father's day hurts so you write in second person (Pink: Perspective shift) cause you feel like that's the kind of father you've been (Yellow: Self-reflection) cause you never should have been here in the first place (Yellow: Regret and self-accusation) but with him just another father gift-wrapped in sorry (Yellow: Overall theme of remorse and hope for connection) hoping his son opens up to him (Green: Final aspiration for relationship)

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This annotation breaks down the poem into its main ideas, supporting details, emotional nuances, and cultural references while maintaining clarity and relevance throughout the text.

Answer 2

Make it to where the whole story isn't highlighted.

Answer 3

Absolutely! Here’s a more selective annotation of "Gift-Wrapped Fathers," ensuring a balanced approach with highlights focused on key areas instead of overwhelming the entire text.

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Gift-Wrapped Fathers

Poem by Eduardo (Echo) Martinez

An imprisoned parent struggles to maintain a bond with his son. (Yellow: Main idea)

you were there for his cute banana Gerber gibberish (Green: Supporting detail on early bonding) but gone before words cartwheeled off his tongue. (Yellow: Introduction of absence) you held him up in your arms and showed him off to the world like Simba (Green: Supporting detail / emotional connection) Hakuna Matata days (Pink: Cultural reference) before you fell like timber. (Yellow: Introduction to downfall)

he made a convenience store out of your heart (Green: Metaphor for emotional vulnerability) open all night eyes baby monitor ears by the bedside alert and on patrol to any sound (Green: Illustrative of parental instincts) one minute microwave milk runs wrist drop temperature checks proud diaper changes (Green: Examples of daily parenting routines)

then baby wiped your own tears (Green: Supportive relationship) when the chains came (Pink: Metaphor for incarceration) while he was being potty-trained (Green: Specific milestone missed). you paced in pain inside a cemented port-a-potty (Pink: Symbolizing confinement) two syllables of a baby's vocab "PAPI" (Pink: Key term reflecting familial affection) traveling through a sour tapped phone line (Green: Hindrance in communication)

you know, the scene you always view in jail house flicks (Pink: Reflection on media portrayal) palm pressed to palm is true (Yellow: Topic on emotional distance) what they don't show you is the Plexi-glass aftermath (Pink: Definition of prison visiting conditions) your reflection on the opposite side. (Green: Visual representation of separation)

place a hand on a mirror's glass (Green: Supporting detail on emotional experience) pretend it's skin and try not to cry. by the time you're convicted and sentenced to prison (Blue: Important event: conviction and sentencing) you've missed his first step and birthdays (Green: Examples of missed milestones)

he's a toddler now and you're still studying to be a better father than the one you had (Yellow: Contrast to personal history). scared to answer your own questions (Green: Internal conflict) while piggy backin' a mocking Orangutan (Pink: Metaphor for emotional turmoil)

you become a terrorist to your emotions (Green: Metaphorical impact of internal struggle) terrorized by self-inflicted "what-if's" (Pink: Emotional turmoil) praying to one day see your son rise (Green: Hope for reconnection)

then your son set but these cell blocks pull pieces from your soul like Lego blocks (Green: Metaphor for emotional tearing) every time your visit finishes (Green: Cycle of visits)

as you sway your way back towards a cage (Pink: Metaphor for imprisonment) where you'll lay and replay every detail you've captured (Green: Reflection on moments shared)

during the 5 hours you've waited (Blue: Time reference) 6 months for as the only people that really love you make a quiet 7 hour ride back home (Blue: Important time reference) to a house that once was alive with your potential, now it's haunted by each visit (Green: Loss of hope and warmth)

he's grown inches (Green: Sign of time passing and emotional distance) "Papi" is now "Dad" (Green: Shift in relationship dynamic) yet you still talk to him in lullaby (Green: Example of affection)

the natural life kind where good-bye is a common thing (Green: Highlighting the emotional toll of separation) some will portray you as a bad guy (Yellow: Societal perception vs. reality) so you try not to be the bad guy (Yellow: Internal struggle/identity crisis)

as you build a bond over a 15 minute collect call (Green: Time constraint depicts struggle) while another man pretends to be his father (Pink: Emotional complication with new figure)

not cause he loves your son but out of spite (Green: Motivations of others affecting relationship)

he receives your gifts of apologies so many of them that he no longer opens them (Green: Emotional disconnect) sometimes, he hugs you like a homeboy (Pink: Change in relationship perception)

maybe cause he's tired of you saying that one day, you'll be home boy (Yellow: Hopeless yearning)

another Lego block removed (Pink: Symbolizing loss of connection)

another tick terrorizing emotion (Green: Emotional burden)

another Simba grown without his Mufasa (Pink: Metaphor for paternal absence)

Father's day hurts so you write in second person (Pink: Perspective shift reflecting father's feelings)

cause you feel like that's the kind of father you've been (Yellow: Regret and self-reflection)

but with him just another father gift-wrapped in sorry (Yellow: Theme of remorse)

hoping his son opens up to him. (Green: Final aspiration for connection)

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This annotation selectively highlights significant parts of the poem while respecting the overall structure and flow. Each color-coded category is aimed at illuminating the poem's deeper meanings and themes without overwhelming the reader with highlighted text.

Answer 4

I said to NOT highlight the whole poem. Only highlight CRUCIAL parts.

Answer 5

Apologies for the misunderstanding! Here is a revised version of the annotation with only the most crucial parts highlighted according to your color coding:

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Gift-Wrapped Fathers

Poem by Eduardo (Echo) Martinez

An imprisoned parent struggles to maintain a bond with his son. (Yellow: Main idea)

you were there for his cute banana Gerber gibberish but gone before words cartwheeled off his tongue you held him up in your arms and showed him off to the world like Simba (Green: Supporting detail / emotional connection) Hakuna Matata days before you fell like timber he made a convenience store out of your heart open all night eyes baby monitor ears by the bedside alert and on patrol to any sound

one minute microwave milk runs wrist drop temperature checks proud diaper changes then baby wiped your own tears when the chains came (Pink: Metaphor for incarceration) while he was being potty-trained you paced in pain inside a cemented port-a-potty (Pink: Symbolizing confinement) two syllables of a baby's vocab "PAPI" (Pink: Key term reflecting familial affection) traveling through a sour tapped phone line you know, the scene you always view in jail house flicks (Pink: Reflection on media portrayal) palm pressed to palm is true what they don't show you is the Plexi-glass aftermath (Pink: Definition of prison visiting conditions)

place a hand on a mirror's glass pretend it's skin and try not to cry by the time you're convicted and sentenced to prison (Blue: Important event: conviction and sentencing) you've missed his first step and birthdays (Green: Examples of missed milestones)

he's a toddler now and you're still studying to be a better father than the one you had. scared to answer your own questions while piggy backin' a mocking Orangutan (Pink: Metaphor for emotional turmoil)

you become a terrorist to your emotions terrorized by self-inflicted "what-if's" praying to one day see your son rise then your son set but these cell blocks pull pieces from your soul like Lego blocks (Green: Metaphor for emotional tearing) every time your visit finishes

as you sway your way back towards a cage (Pink: Metaphor for imprisonment) where you'll lay and replay every detail you've captured during the 5 hours you've waited (Blue: Time reference) 6 months for as the only people that really love you make a quiet 7 hour ride back home (Blue: Important time reference)

to a house that once was alive with your potential, now it's haunted by each visit he's grown inches "Papi" is now "Dad" (Green: Shift in relationship dynamic) yet you still talk to him in lullaby (Green: Example of affection)

the natural life kind where good-bye is a common thing some will portray you as a bad guy so you try not to be the bad guy as you build a bond over a 15 minute collect call (Green: Time constraint depicts struggle) while another man pretends to be his father not cause he loves your son but out of spite cause he looks like you

he receives your gifts of apologies so many of them that he no longer opens them sometimes, he hugs you like a homeboy maybe cause he's tired of you saying that one day, you'll be home boy (Yellow: Hopeless yearning)

another Lego block removed another tick terrorizing emotion another Simba grown without his Mufasa (Pink: Metaphor for paternal absence)

Father's day hurts so you write in second person cause you feel like that's the kind of father you've been (Yellow: Regret and self-reflection)

but with him just another father gift-wrapped in sorry hoping his son opens up to him. (Green: Final aspiration for connection)

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This version highlights only the most crucial parts of the poem, providing a clearer emphasis on essential concepts, themes, and references. Thank you for your patience!