B: Xxxiiii: Baudelaire Pariah Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

B: Xxxiiii: Baudelaire Pariah



I have seen myself reflected
In a sky
Of vast and gloomy shadows,
All my hopes and dreams;

Of rays of light,
All my heart's desires,

Pleasures-amongst-stifled-dreams,
Threatened by the clouds,
Made taboo
By what society deems.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
LXXXII Horreur Sympathique
I believe he considered hopes and dreams as separate from heart's desires, even challenging them.
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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