“so it's always a process of letting go, one way or another”
― The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966
― The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966
“she is no longer
the beautiful woman
she was. she sends
photos of herself
sitting upon a rock
by the ocean
alone and damned.
I could have had
her once. I wonder
if she thinks I
could have
saved her?”
― Love Is a Dog from Hell
the beautiful woman
she was. she sends
photos of herself
sitting upon a rock
by the ocean
alone and damned.
I could have had
her once. I wonder
if she thinks I
could have
saved her?”
― Love Is a Dog from Hell
“And yet women-good women--frightened me because they eventually wanted your soul, and what was left of mine, I wanted to keep.”
― Women
― Women
“Things get bad for all of us, almost continually, and what we do under the constant stress reveals who/what we are.”
― What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
― What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
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