Saturday, September 11, 2004

my fave poem!


valentine


Not a red rose of a satin heart.

I give you an onion. It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.
It promises light, like the careful undressing of love.


Here. It will blind you with tears like a lover.
It will make your reflection a wobbling potato of grief.


I am trying to be truthful.


Not a cute card or kissogram.


I give you an onion. Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips,
possessive and faithful as we are,
for as long as we are.


Take it. Its platinum loos shrink to a wedding ring,
if you like.


Lethal.
Its scent will cling to your fingers, cling to your knife.


-carol ann duffy.


this poem is so intricating. it's so apt and it touches you right there.


one may wonder why an onion to express her[the poet] love for her valentine. but in fact, the simplicity of an symbol of love is the most effective tool to bring out the power of love. the peeling on onion is like the 'careful undressing of love.' this reveals that the action of love is slow and carefully done. we often say we got 'too serious too soon' in a relationship. this clearly shows that love is not being fast and furious and being all passionate. it takes time to reach this special intimacy that only 2 people will share.


love is indeed painful. hurtful. filled with 'tears' and it's 'lethal'. love is not all abt lovey-dovey, honeymoons, sweet-talks or whatsoever. it's deadly too. 'knife' inflicts pain. like how love does. love is tested through trials and trials will nv stop to bring couples to numerous testings. however, when love is strong, nothing will be able to bring an end to it and it's through trials that we find our each other's strengths and we find the couple's hearts linked as one.


alright. so one short essay of love. when i first received this poem, i was like
'HUH! ONION! this girl super cheapskate lehx!'
but well, who knows how it hit me right there after exploring the beauty of it ((:

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