Answer: The third stanza where the speaker refers to being lost and needing direction seems to reflect the poet's experience. The overall characteristic of the poem reflects the loneliness and sense of having no one to care for you-- but now that he has grown, the speaker knows that someone-- everyone-- wants somebody to love them and care for them even if it is the only thing somebody has to give.
Explanation: Jimmy Santiago Baca was abandoned by his parents when he was 13, and he ran away from the orphanage where his grandmother had placed him.
There may be more to this, but from the question, this seems to at least a start on what you need to look for in the poem.
