I think that
the theme of this poem is, quite clearly, the impact that physical abuse has on women and
children. The woman and the two kids in this poem have both clearly been abused and it has
affected them.
The woman is, to me, distraught and afraid. It scares her
when people ask about the blood on the baby. She is (presumably) afraid of what will happen if
the police investigate.
The little girl is also affected. She seems not to
really react to her mother in the way that a kid should. She is detached from her mother.
Maybe it is because her mother cannot protect her from abuse. Maybe it is because she is so
traumatized by parents in general. One way or another, the abuse has clearly affected her and
made her unable to relate normally to her family.
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