Indifference Poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Indifference

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I said,—for Love was laggard, O, Love was slow to come,—
"I'll hear his step and know his step when I am warm in
bed;
But I'll never leave my pillow, though there be some
As would let him in—and take him in with tears!" I said.
I lay,—for Love was laggard, O, he came not until dawn,—
I lay and listened for his step and could not get to sleep;
And he found me at my window with my big cloak on,
All sorry with the tears some folks might weep!

Monday, January 13, 2003
Topic(s) of this poem: sorry,tears
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dilakshi Navoda 29 June 2017

According to what I got the poem is about social injustice. Edna is striving to gain what she is not given under capitalism.

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Colleen Courtney 17 May 2014

My interpretation: a woman who's finally fed up with the man carousing all night. Nicely written piece!

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Kathryn Hansen 27 November 2009

I understand. There is no need to say more, she said it.

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Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edna St. Vincent Millay

Rockland / Maine / United States
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