Louise Glück - Horse

Louise Glück - Horse

What does the horse give you br That I cannot give you? br br I watch you when you are alone, br When you ride into the field behind the dairy, br Your hands buried in the mare's br Dark mane. br br Then I know what lies behind your silence: br Scorn, hatred of me, of marriage. Still, br You want me to touch you; you cry out br As brides cry, but when I look at you I see br There are no children in your body. br Then what is there? br br Nothing, I think. Only haste br To die before I die. br br In a dream, I watched you ride the horse br Over the dry fields and then br Dismount: you two walked together; br In the dark, you had no shadows. br But I felt them coming toward me br Since at night they go anywhere, br They are their own masters. br br Look at me.


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Uploaded: 2014-11-07

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