10/24/10
10/13/10
9/29/10
Root Cellar
Root Cellar by Theodore Roethke
Nothing would sleep in that cellar, dank as a ditch,
Bulbs broke out of boxes hunting for chinks in the dark,
Shoots dangled and drooped,
Lolling obscenely from mildewed crates,
Hung down long yellow evil necks, like tropical snakes.
And what a congress of stinks!
Roots ripe as old bait,
Pulpy stems, rank, silo-rich,
Leaf-mold, manure, lime, piled against slippery planks.
Nothing would give up life:
Even the dirt kept breathing a small breath.
Nothing would sleep in that cellar, dank as a ditch,
Bulbs broke out of boxes hunting for chinks in the dark,
Shoots dangled and drooped,
Lolling obscenely from mildewed crates,
Hung down long yellow evil necks, like tropical snakes.
And what a congress of stinks!
Roots ripe as old bait,
Pulpy stems, rank, silo-rich,
Leaf-mold, manure, lime, piled against slippery planks.
Nothing would give up life:
Even the dirt kept breathing a small breath.
9/8/10
8/17/10
"I don't believe in love anymore."
"What? Why not?"
"It's stupid! It's hopeless. It's all so hopeless."
"Well, I don't think it's hopeless."
"Okay, well, think about yourself. Think about your flaws, everything about you that you hate."
"Hey! I'm perfectly content with who I am. I mean, everyone's hum-"
"Everyone hates themselves. Everyone wishes they were different."
"......"
"Now imagine you're in 'love.' That person hates himself, you hate yourself, and you're supposed to love each other? Give me a break. We're all so fragile, bound to break and fall apart. That's why love is hopeless."
"What? Why not?"
"It's stupid! It's hopeless. It's all so hopeless."
"Well, I don't think it's hopeless."
"Okay, well, think about yourself. Think about your flaws, everything about you that you hate."
"Hey! I'm perfectly content with who I am. I mean, everyone's hum-"
"Everyone hates themselves. Everyone wishes they were different."
"......"
"Now imagine you're in 'love.' That person hates himself, you hate yourself, and you're supposed to love each other? Give me a break. We're all so fragile, bound to break and fall apart. That's why love is hopeless."
8/7/10
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