How does the poet depict his (and perhaps the reader’s) relationship to history?

In the poem, The Fist by Derek Walcott, he depicts love as a strong feeling plunging into his physical self. He describes it as being a “strong clench”  and that he is “gripping to the edge of unreason” (Walcott,3). With these short stanzas, Walcott expresses the feelings of losing someone so important. His words reflect the exact emotions that people go through in a short but strong manner. When reading his poem, it brings back memories of past heartbreak which is an emotion he intends to reach for. However, he does acknowledge that this is a way to recover from heartache. He states that “This way at least you live” which is somewhat relieving because the reader then can assume that the poet is going through the steps of grief (Walcott,3). This summarizes that in the end, the experience of getting through hardships is what allows one to grow and live on.