Real Buttocks Poem by Zyw Zywa

Real Buttocks

Rating: 5.0


A second, a stain flies over
the wall, a seagull

the evening is brewing and I
lie in my shirt on the bed

and read Plato, the allegory
of the prisoners in the cave

I hear my husband, close quickly
the book and turn around

with my back to him
I pretend that I'm asleep. He comes

and sits next to me, unpleasantly
warm against me

My buttocks are exposed
but he takes no notice of that

Saturday, November 10, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: relationship
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
'Excursion into philosophy' (1959, Edward Hopper) --- 'Shirley: visions of reality' (2013, Gustav Deutsch) --- Collection 'NightWatch'
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Antony Theodore 06 June 2019

I pretend that I'm asleep. He comes and sits next to me, unpleasantly warm against me My buttocks are exposed but he takes no notice of that.. needs and expectations in a relationship. very well portrayed. He did not notice it. tony

0 0 Reply
READ THIS POEM IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Close
Error Success