Why not wake at dawn?
-- The Speaker (Line 1)

Importance: The speaker poses this question twice in the poem: in the very first line and in the final two lines. Since dawn represents renewal, this question prompts the reader to embrace life again after loss. The tone of "why not" indicates that one has nothing to lose by embracing a new normal.

Why not breakFrom the coffin of night
-- The Speaker (Lines 1-2)

Importance: Here, the speaker compares the "coffin of night" to the isolation that can accompany grief. Bereavement may lead some people to withdraw from their normal lives. In other words, a part of them dies to the world or stays in darkness. However, the speaker asserts the possibility of integrating grief and continuing to live a fulfilling life.

Why not followA tear like a comet’s tail
-- The Speaker (Lines 3-4)

Importance: The speaker continues posing questions and using figurative language to encourage the bereaved reader to reclaim life after loss. Comets...