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shall i compare thee to a summers day ?
hardly
i am a sucked orange- tossed
only the seeds remain-persephone's seeds
my shining inner light
was never noticed
no, i have never received a gift
i am a servant
my luxury is a dry warm bed
for a few hours
i am too tired to dream
too tired to dream.. that's just so wrong... everyone should have the right and time to dream...
ReplyDeleteOooh, hard-hitting truth - and I like the ironic twist on that famous opening line!
ReplyDeleteThe Shakespeare's citations speak volumes.. and not a woman scorned either.. just tired..
ReplyDeletea prompt @ Real Toads speaks of Seraphine Louis, an amazing painter suffering somewhat similar fate of the speaker here though her life was brighter as well as darker...love the beginning and the progression...
ReplyDeleteThanks Sumana for the introduction to Seraphine Louis. I will research her.
ReplyDeleteMmm...there are good times and bad times to be born.
ReplyDeleteSad - but wonderfully done.
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]