Circe’s Power, en els Meadowlands de Louise Glück

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CIRCE’S POWER

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Louise Glück (New York City, 22 Abril 1943)

I never turned anyone into a pig.
Some people are pigs; I make them
look like pigs.
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I’m sick of your world
that lets the outside disguise the inside.
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Your men weren’t bas men;
undisciplined life
did that to them. As pigs,
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under the care of
me and my ladies, they
sweetened right up.
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Then I reversed the spell,
showing you my goodness
as well as my power. I saw
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we could be happy here,
as men and women are
when their needs are simple. In the same breath,
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I foresaw your departure,
your men with my help braving
the crying and pounding sea.  You think
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a few tears upset me? My friend,
every sorceress is
a pragmatist at heart; nobody
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sees essence who can’t
face limitation. If I wanted only to hold you
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I could hold you prisoner.
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Louise Glück
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Louise Glück

Meadowlands

The Ecco Press. Hopewell, New Jersey

ISBN: 9780880014526

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