Confession Poem by Louise Gluck

Confession

Rating: 3.1


To say I'm without fear--
It wouldn't be true.
I'm afraid of sickness, humiliation.
Like anyone, I have my dreams.
But I've learned to hide them,
To protect myself
From fulfillment: all happiness
Attracts the Fates' anger.
They are sisters, savages--
In the end they have
No emotion but envy.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mahtab Bangalee 18 October 2020

all happiness Attracts the Fates' anger. They are sisters, savages- In the end they have No emotion but envy.......great write about happiness, sorrow, fate, envy, angry, emotion etc. These all are happening only for the thick gravitational power of mind. Human mind is full of changing. It changes itself sometimes in good and bad. As the relativity of time, place and person happiness and sorrow comes to life. Fate is merely belief, not an exact truth.

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Suryendu Chaudhury 18 October 2020

A simple, stark but impactful rendition of the jostling of the human psyche.

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P A Noushad 15 October 2020

This poem gives the deep insight about my life Louise Gluck.

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Colleen Courtney 14 May 2014

Envy, jealousy and greed. The three greatest evils to exist in our world.

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Louise Gluck

Louise Gluck

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