Sharon Olds describes two people on the subway. She is comparing the two by how different they are. In the poem, Olds wonders about the difference between skins of both the people. Olds identifies the contrasts of both the persons through the use of imagery, organization of compare and contrast, and similes. Olds describes the way the boy is dressed. For example, the poem says “his feet are huge, in black sneakers laced with white.” She was describing the way his feet were and the type of shoes he was wearing. The poem also stated “He was the casual cold look of a mugger, alert under hooded lids.” Olds was describing the way the boy was dressed. He looked like a mugger because of the way his casual look was. The poem states “And he is black