Love Poemed Out

This is a concoction of generally cohesive thoughts on which I plan to base my literature analytical essay on. There are countless ways on which it needs improvement, but hopefully it makes enough sense to be a solid base.

• In this section I will introduce my text, and give my claim. My claim is, Although "Love Poem" by Linda Pastan could easily be read as a declaration of love, it is actually foretelling of heartache, thus showing the reader heartbreak is inevitable. I know this is supposed to divide an educated audience. I think it does because I could find clues for both arguments, which I will delve into below. I am unsure about which one is less obvious, which would be the one I want to argue. I'm also unsure if this argument inherently grabs people's attention. What could I add to make the thesis a dash spicier?
• One chunk of my essay probably needs to explain the surface level interpretation of this poem. This is hard because I haven't really heard interpretations of the poem, but maybe I could start with my initial reactions, which constructed more of a positive view on love. I would start on the title, which is called "Love Poem" which carries associations of positive love, and dedication. The big metaphor of the poem is a river, which is often seen as ever-flowing, and romantic. I won't go too in depth because this is not my claim. I don't know how much I should explain the other side, and how specific I should be, because I do want to tie it back in at the end. 
• Another chunk of my essay should explain how underneath, it is actually a description of the heartbreak one finds in love. I would talk about the use of the word 'grab' and how that implies a certain desperation. I would talk about the lack of rhyming, which is deliberate in a poem, and how the lack of pairing or compatibility of words mirrors the incompatibility in the relationship. I would talk about how she says she 'wants' to write a poem, as opposed to, 'this is the poem'. I would also talk about the enjambment and how it conveys a sense of things breaking off before there is closure, also like in relationships. I would be happy for any suggestions you see that aid in that regard. 
• I would then want to talk about how the initial response of lovey-dovey romance hiding a darker, more depressing message about the romantic love cannot be isolated. Even if it appears to be purely positive, there will always be heartbreaks lurking beneath. I'm a little queasy about this last bit because I don't know if contradicts my thesis by insinuating that the poem includes the bits about positive love. But I think it's really interesting to show how this poem reflects a pattern in life,  and how our reading of the poem reflects a pattern of life. 

Here is the poem for reference. 

I want to write you 
a love poem as headlong 
as our creek 
after thaw 
when we stand 
on its dangerous 
banks and watch it carry 
with it every twig 
every dry leaf and branch 
in its path 
every scruple 
when we see it 
so swollen 
with runoff 
that even as we watch 
we must grab 
each other 
and step back 
we must grab each 
other or 
get our shoes 
soaked we must 
grab each other