Mother Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AB CDEFGHH IJKLMMNO IPQRSTHUVWX YZZ IHI A2B2 C2JZHD2E2J F2G2I IB2H2B2I2J2K2 L2 M2IN2 O2P2I M JHQ2JP R2MS2MH T2J2U2V2 W2G2X2HY2Z2 HA3B3C3HI

Ash falls on the roofA
of my houseB
-
I have cursed you enoughC
in the lines of my poemsD
between themE
in the silences which fallF
like ash flakesG
on the watertankH
from a smog bound skyH
-
I have cursed youI
because I rememberJ
the smell of JoyK
on a sealskin coatL
because I feelM
more abandoned than a baby sealM
on an ice floe redN
with it's mother's bloodO
-
I have cursed youI
as I walked prayedP
on a concrete terraceQ
high above the streetR
because whatever I pulled downS
with my bruised handT
from the bruising skyH
whatever lovely plumU
came to my mouthV
you enviedW
spat outX
-
Because you saw me in your imageY
because you favored meZ
you punished meZ
-
It was only a form of youI
my poems were seekingH
Neither of us knewI
-
For yearsA2
we lived together in a single skinB2
-
We shared fur coatsC2
We hated each otherJ
as the soul hates the bodyZ
for being weakH
as the mind hates the stomachD2
for needing foodE2
as one lover hates the otherJ
-
I kickedF2
in the pouch of your theoriesG2
like a baby kangarooI
-
I believed youI
on Marx on DarwinB2
on Tolstoy ShawH2
I said I loved PushkinB2
you loved himI2
I vowed MonetJ2
was better than BoschK2
-
Who caredL2
-
I would have said nonsenseM2
to please youI
frequently didN2
-
This took the formO2
of courseP2
of fighting youI
-
We fought so gorgeouslyM
-
We fought like one boxerJ
his punching bagH
We fought like mismatched twinsQ2
We fought like the secret sharerJ
his shadeP
-
Now we're apartR2
Time doesn't healM
the baby to the wombS2
Separateness is realM
keeps on growingH
-
One by one the mothersT2
dropp awayJ2
the lovers leaveU2
the babies outgrow clothesV2
-
Some get insomniaW2
the poet's diseaseG2
sit up nightsX2
nursingH
at the nipplesY2
of their pensZ2
-
I have made hot milkH
kissed you where you areA3
I have cursed my cursesB3
I have cleared the airC3
now I sit here writingH
breathing youI

Erica Jong



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