Lillyana

“what
has brought you among us
who would teach you, though
you kneel and weep,
clasping your great hands,
in all your greatness knowing
nothing of the soul’s nature,
which is never to die: poor sad god,
either you never have one
or you never lose one.”
― Louise Glück, The Wild Iris

“by what logic
do you hoard
a single tendril
of something you want dead?”
― Louise Glück, The Wild Iris

“it is
a bitter thing to be
the disposable animal,
a bitter thing.”
― Louise Glück, The Wild Iris

“as we both know,
if you worship
one god, you only need
one enemy--”
― Louise Glück, The Wild Iris