Sonnet #2

In this sonnet, the speaker is saying that a person's beauty, or good looks, won't last forever. Eventually they will grow old and their looks will be hidden beneath their old age. But, if they procreate then their looks can live on through their beautiful children. The speaker can use the child as an excuse for their absence of beauty. They could say that they spent all their time raising the child which wore away at their looks, but in all fairness the child will be beautiful, therefore it's okay. This sonnet is a succession of the previous one, almost like a story being told. The speaker keeps urging the person being written about to have children because they are good looking. It's a wonder who exactly is being written about.