[New post] “You hurt me / With your desire / For other.” Poetry by Deborah Levy

Deborah Levy posted: "HE You hurt me With your desire For other. I am Who I am and I Am fond of myself. SHE now you made me cry with pity for my poor undone self. all ruffled and done in by aristotle's concept of unity. (384–322 bc) HE What do you want From a hu" Literary Hub "You hurt me / With your desire / For other." Poetry by Deborah Levy Deborah Levy Feb 3 HE You hurt me With your desire For other. I am Who I am and I Am fond of myself. SHE now you made me cry with pity for my poor undone self. all ruffled and done in by aristotle's concept of unity. (384–322 bc) HE What do you want From a human lover? An Abstract and Totally useless Way of seeing to Plunge Toes Waving I know you swim at sunrise With the newts and water voles In the mud and silt of our Thames Buffeted by currents and the wash from boats (I have to blow-dry your wings for hours after) No one would have you Wet and melancholy (You're sort of inconsolable) Weeping tears of gas Over the spires of north Ilford Talk to me straight Like a motorway Stay in the left lane Do not use the hard shoulder Do not drive against the traffic flow It's a straight conversation. SHE sit here. Yes here. that's nice. straddle my angelic hips with yr small town thighs. HE Like this My sweet feathery Tormentor? _________________________________________ Extract from An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell, by Deborah Levy. Used with permission of the publisher, And Other Stories.  Comment Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Literary Hub. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://lithub.com/you-hurt-me-with-your-desire-for-other-poetry-by-deborah-levy/ Powered by Jetpack