The Black Art

topic posted Sat, March 12, 2005 - 5:33 PM by  Unsubscribed
This is one of my favorite poems. I think its quite appropriate for this tribe.

The Black Art, Anne Sexton.

A woman who writes feels too much,
those trances and portents!
As if cycles and children and islands
weren't enough; as if mourners and gossips
and vegetables were never enough.
She thinks she can warn the stars.
A writer is essentially a spy.
Dear love, I am that girl.

A man who writes knows too much,
such spells and fetiches!
As if erections and congresses and products
weren't enough; as if machines and galleons
and wars were never enough.
With used furniture he makes a tree.
A writer is essentially a crook.
Dear love, you are that man.

Never loving ourselves,
hating even our shoes and our hats,
we love each other, precious , precious .
Our hands are light blue and gentle.
Our eyes are full of terrible confessions.
But when we marry,
the children leave in disgust.
There is too much food and no one left over
to eat up all the weird abundance.
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  • Re: The Black Art

    Sun, March 13, 2005 - 11:34 AM
    I really like that poem.

    What made you want to join this tribe, and when are you going to write some crooked words? Or is it just fun to peek into the words of a stranger who feels compelled to writewritewrite about the death of a relationship? You're welcome in either case!
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      Re: The Black Art

      Sun, March 13, 2005 - 12:38 PM
      Maybe I and mine are among the dying.
      It may be therapeutic but certainly not fun.

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