"I am offering this poem"by Jimmy Santiago

The emotion that "I am Offering This Poem" by Jimmy Santiago Baca expresses is love.For example, the author mentions that he loves that person after every section.This shows that the author really loves this person.In addition he also is giving the person a poem and hes comparing it to the things that he needs to live.This shows that he loves this person because he wants this person to live.Thats why the emotion was love.