![]() Misspelled LoveA Poem by Swagato Saha![]() Inspired by Derrida's work "The Animal That Therefore I Am", this concerns the eternal chasm between the Subject and the Animal Other. Why are pets widely abused? Why is love oft violent... generally?![]() What silent thoughts must cross your mind? As your gaze hangs by my shower blinds; Or is it strange that I should find, My honest skin obscene...? Shall I sit you on my cottoned knees? That cower to the fresh unease, Of wounds your fangs once bore, In fury; or a misspelled kiss? Shall I court your flourished paw? I know not yet what it says... And all the wayward words I draw, Can only feign some sorry sense! (But why pain you with twisted tongues? For I sure show my share of wrongs; In resorts to cries when meaning's failed, Dies my train of thoughts derailed.) So I hold dear your muzzled face, Give your needled fur a caress, While vigils of taut leashes press, Charges of a violent love... © 2024 Swagato SahaReviews
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1 Review Added on November 29, 2024 Last Updated on December 6, 2024 Tags: Animal, Love, Philosophy, Abuse, Subjectivity Author
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