iyindo - this one's for you ;)
Hey, I just found a poem I like! And it's not by a Russian or one of the 2 or 3 angsty women poets I like (but rarely choose to read):
Those We Love, by Todd Pope
They say the world is round - and yet
I often think it's square,
So many little hurts we get
From corners here and there.
But there's one truth in life I've found
While jouneying East and West:
We flatter those we scarcely know;
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal many a thoughtless blow,
To those we love the best.
Boy does this hit home. I come from a long line of women who are on their best behavior for strangers and snip and snipe at those they love.
Those We Love, by Todd Pope
They say the world is round - and yet
I often think it's square,
So many little hurts we get
From corners here and there.
But there's one truth in life I've found
While jouneying East and West:
We flatter those we scarcely know;
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal many a thoughtless blow,
To those we love the best.
Boy does this hit home. I come from a long line of women who are on their best behavior for strangers and snip and snipe at those they love.