“I Am an Honest Man” becomes very popular when it is set to the tune of Guantanamera. Whole poetry expresses strong emotions to readers. From this poem, I see how the author shows he is an honest man and how he expresses his feeling to us. How to be an honest man? “And before I die wish. To fling my verses form my soul” exactly show the way. The author wants to use verses to express true feelings and shows to all readers. In fact, to be a honest man is difficult because there are so many things in the life affect you and disrupt you, such as family, money, situations and others.
The most difficult things are to be honest to ourselves, because we can lie to everyone, but we cannot lie to ourselves. The author through verse expresses his feeling. Sometimes, you will afraid of something that you cannot show the truth to everyone. For example “I saw my soul, twice. When the poor old man died. When she said good-bye to me” From these three lines, I feels that the author thought this situations to show his honesty. In that kind of situation, people will afraid to say it, but the author shows that he saw his soul, so he does not want to lie to himself. Author shows it to all readers and wants to express his feelings about it with everyone.
For me, it is also difficult to become an honest person because of so many reasons. Sometimes, I will make mistakes, such as break up grass. I am afraid that my parents will feel angry and criticized at me, so I will hide the truth. I admire author that he can express his feeling through poems and share it to everyone. To be honest to yourself is the most important things.