Acquainted with the Night

I have been one axquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain- and back in rain.
I have outwalked the furthest city light.

I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,

But not to call me back or say good-by;
And further still at an unearthly height
One luminary clock against the sky

Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have been one acquainted with the night.
-Robert Frost

As I was looking through the poetry packet I saw that this poem was by Robert Frost and I immediatly wanted to do this poem. I remember reading many different poems by Frost and how much I enjoyed them, so I figured I would enjoy this one as well. While reading this poem, I feel like that the person that is being talked about this poem is feeling guilty. In the 2nd stanza it says "I have passed by the watchman on his beat and dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain." Reading this I think about my dog and when he has done something that he knows he shouldnt have. My dog, Buddy, will lower his eyes in a way that makes me think that he is saying I'm sorry I know I have been bad, but at the same time, I am unable to communicate with him, so its like he is almost unwilling to explain to me what he did and why he did what he did. I feel like this poem is about dealing with an event in a person's life where they are trying to differintiate between right and wrong, while justifying the wrong.