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Rome: Poems

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Dorothea Lasky
Dorothea Lasky

Dorothea Lasky is an American poet born on March 27, 1978. Her poetry is known for its unique style and profound exploration of themes such as personal identity, religious faith, and gender issues. Lasky's work has gained widespread recognition in the literary world and has won multiple awards. more

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“There have been times love has made my human Instincts into animal ones. Once in a dark lit bar, my love said my poems were shit And I, in the light of the candles, Pushed a sword into myself and fell over a cliff Into a neverending ocean. Once a man 5 years my younger Loved me and then gave me up. I raged around him like a bear. I once cheated on a new boyfriend with an old boyfriend. I cheated on an old boyfriend with a new one. Love has the ability to make the world kind, The specifics of one man always blends into another And turns back into my mother’s kisses on my cheek. It is I who loves, but it is in turn The world that loves me back. The world loves And I love back, the specifics of it Once in tune. Once we kissed and I was Mesmerized by the blondness of his cheek With the light on it and the sweet smell of the earth. But still the light on the cheek is the desert lizards Who will eat us in the afterworld and in the light of the moon There is the exhaust of love falling over everything' — In Order to Penetrate Character One Must Have Great Piety”

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