Love Affair with Emily Dickinson
Love Affair with Emily Dickinson
I keep Nobody under the bed,
a darling creature for my loneliest
nights. When she comes
I hold her like a tender beast.
Her teeth marks are cozy
on my inner thigh. I keep them
warm and close there, a record
of our private love.
She is etched in the glass
of my heart, her honey tongue
a knot in my throat,
her love like a whip.
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Charis
I liked the the poem. my favorite part was the implication that Emily Dickenson's poems are not always happy and thet sometimes they have bite.
RDG
I love the line this poem walks between pleasure and pain. Or maybe the line it erases?
chey191997
can you please take a look at some of my work and give some feedback I'm actually really new at poetry I've always loved it but I've really gotten more into it now and feedback with someone of your expertise will make me more than excited:):)
Joey Diaz
Like it continuously.. Thank you..
upnorthdavid
Love, love Emily Dickinson! Love the length of this piece, in keeping with her simple, pithy style.