The Hitchhikers

This poem is not only about hitchhikers but it also symbolizes a relationship. The writer is afraid of picking up a hitchhiker becuase of the look on their faces, the desparate look of need and affection. A bond that the writer does not want to make. Then she compares a hitchhiker to a relationship. Apparently she was once in a two year relationship that failed and she believes each realtionship she could have been in next is compared to a lonely hitchhiker who just wants to find someone to help them, and because of this failed relationship the author is now afraid of commitment. As for the berries, I believe the berries symbolize a form of pain if they are dangerous or just something to look at and admire but never to touch out of fear like a hitchhiker and like a form of commitment