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Zywa
I am creating bodies of words for feelings: living their own life.
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Dec 2023
[ Dad drinks Mama's wine ]
Dad drinks Mama's wine,
thinking of the old days, when --
they drank together.
(Last stanza of the) poem "At the River" (2009, Louise Glück)
Collection "Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 0s"
#loverelationship
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Zywa
Dec 2023
[ I do as I like ]
I do as I like,
Mum stays calm, I don't know if --
I even exist.
Poem "Telemachus' Guilt" (1996, Louise Glück)
Collection "Unseen"
#attention
#beseen
#mother
#son
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Zywa
Dec 2023
[ The ecstatic heart- ]
The ecstatic heart-
brake in that opera song --
while we're having ***.
Poem "The Balcony" (2000, Louise Glück)
Collection "Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the 0s"
#loveisall
#love
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Zywa
Dec 2023
[ When we say goodbye ]
When we say goodbye,
my waving hand trembles, but --
father doesn't notice.
Poem "Terminal Resemblance" (1990, Louise Glück)
Collection "Em Brace"
#parents
#father
#goodbye
#discomfort
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Zywa
Dec 2023
[ They can be loving ]
They can be loving:
father talks to the dog and --
my son lures the cat.
Poem "Children Coming Home From School" - 2 (1990, Louise Glück)
Collection "Em Brace"
#communication
#loving
#family
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Zywa
Dec 2023
[ Upon your death, friends ]
Upon your death, friends
unanimously agree --
on your character.
Poem "Lament" (1990, Louise Glück)
Collection "Over"
#identity
#image
#remembrance
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Zywa
Dec 2023
[ Love me, so leave me ]
Love me, so leave me
alone, there is no place here --
but for me, you see.
Puberty
Poem "Animals" (1990, Louise Glück)
Collection "Wean Di"
#puberty
#individuality
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