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“seeking how to accept him as he was, under the law that he could not speak—and when I shrieked against the law he shrinked down into its absolute, he rose from its departure gate.”

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Stag's Leap (Pulitzer Prize Winner): Poems

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Sharon Olds

Sharon Olds is a renowned American contemporary poet, born on November 19, 1942. Her poetry is known for its straightforward and candid style, often exploring themes of love, family, and death through personal experiences. more

“In his gaze, rooms of the dead; halls of loss; fog- emerald; driven, dirty-rice snow: he was in there somewhere, I looked for him, and he gave me the gift, he let me in, knowing he would never once, in this world or in any other, have to do it again, and I saw him, not as he really was, I was still without the strength of anger, but I saw him see me, even now that dropping down into trust's affection in his gaze, and I held it, some seconds, quiet, and I said, Good-bye, and he said Good-bye”

Sharon Olds Stag S Leap

Book:Stag's Leap (Pulitzer Prize Winner): Poems

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“and not to have lost him when he loved me, and not to have lost someone who could have loved me for life.”

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“I feel like his victim, and he seems my victim”

Sharon Olds Stag S Leap

Book:Stag's Leap (Pulitzer Prize Winner): Poems

Source: Stag's Leap (Pulitzer Prize Winner): Poems