David is quite a long poem, and is a narrative told by one of the two characters in it- Bobby. The other character is, of course, David. They are two young men who are working for a survey crew, clearing trails in the Canadian Rockies. On weekends David, who is an experienced climber, takes Bobbie up into the Rockies, teaching him to climb and showing him the beauty of the mountains. Then, on one climbing trip, something terrible happens and how these two characters deal with it makes David a controversial poem which has caused many a heated discussion among high schoolers. Naturally, I have opinions about it. I'm going to include a link to the poem below; if you don't know it, give it a read through. I'll write my analysis of it in a follow up post.