What Do You Think the Poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke Is About?

Question by R.I.P Casey Calvert: What do you think the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke is about?
and why? some people think its child abuse but other people think its just about a dad dancing with his kid.

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Answer by Kool-aid
a waltz is a three beat dance, read the poem and its not a three beat poem. I cant say if its child abuse or not, but its def not a waltz, maybe a cha cha slide messing up the lefts and rights.

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