Great poem but??

Question

what could be the theme.......... thank you

Problems with Hurricanes

by Victor Hernández Cruz

A campesino looked at the air

And told me:

With hurricanes it's not the wind

or the noise or the water.

I'll tell you he said:

it's the mangoes, avocados

Green plantains and bananas

flying into town like projectiles.

How would your family

feel if they had to tell

The generations that you

got killed by a flying

Banana.

Death by drowning has honor

If the wind picked you up

and slammed you

Against a mountain boulder

This would not carry shame

But

to suffer a mango smashing

Your skull

or a plantain hitting your

Temple at 70 miles per hour

is the ultimate disgrace.

The campesino takes off his hat—

As a sign of respect

toward the fury of the wind

And says:

Don't worry about the noise

Don't worry about the water

Don't worry about the wind—

If you are going out

beware of mangoes

And all such beautiful

sweet things.

Answer 1

It's the beautiful, sweet things - small and benign, useful but dangerous when not used properly - that sometimes do the most damage.

Answer 2

The theme could be: Not everything that glitters is gold.