Saturday, November 7, 2009

Old love rediscovered

I have rekindled my love affair with the poet Dorothy Parker. I discovered her in High School and at 15 found her words earth-moving. At 22 I feel the same way. Here are two of her poems that I can't get out of my head.

Resume
Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp:
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.

De Profundis
Oh, is it, then, Utopian
To hope that I may meet a man
Who'll not relate, in accents suave,
The tales of girls he used to have?

1 comment:

  1. Resume is one of my FAVORITE POEMS. I LOOOVE Dorothy Parker. Have you read The Waltz? Hilarious.

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