The RetroLounge Daily Poem Thread (Sun 1/15/06)

[RetroLounge]

Is/Not

Love is not a profession
genteel or otherwise

sex is not dentistry
the slick filling of aches and cavities

you are not my doctor
you are not my cure,

nobody has that
power, you are merely a fellow/traveller

Give up this medical concern,
buttoned, attentive,

permit yourself anger
and permit me mine

which needs neither
your approval nor your suprise

which does not need to be made legal
which is not against a disease

but against you,
which does not need to be understood

or washed or cauterized,
which needs instead

to be said and said.
Permit me the present tense.

Margaret Atwood

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RL

[miss_american_pie]

1. That's quite a controlled poem

for such a heated emotion.

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

7. Yes, it seems like it's about to burst any moment...

:hi:

RL

[RevCheesehead]

2. Now, that one I understand.

All too fuckin' well. :(

Thanks. It needed to be said.

[RetroLounge]

3. Sorry so late...

:hi:

RL

[RevCheesehead]

4. hi, my friend.

Someone is pushing my buttons - and not in a good way.
Do ya have an extra hug to spare? :cry:

[RetroLounge]

5. Got lots of those for you...

:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:
:hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:

How's that?

More if you need them...

RL

[RevCheesehead]

6. It helps a lot.

Thanks. :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Yes, indeed, my dear RetroLounge.....

This is one very controlled poem......

Beautifully understated, too.....

Thank you for it, and for all of them.....

I know posting these helps you......

They also help us!


:loveya: :hug:

[RetroLounge]

11. Hello my friend...

:hi:

RL

[SeattleGirl]

9. You can definitely feel the control in those words

Thanks, RL, for another fine post. :hug:

[supernova]

10. I understand this poem

I am similar in many ways. The quieter I get; look out... :grr: :argh: :grr: :argh: :nuke: :nuke:

[u4ic]

12. I appreciate Atwood more and more

as I get older. (she was required reading when I was in high school...I think she's best left for adulthood)

What a great one. Thanks for posting it. :hi: