| Author | Message | ||
| Laurie Byro
Valued Member Username: lauriette Post Number: 961 Registered: 11-2003 |
Woman Ironing Degas, National Museum of Liverpool It comes down to this. A woman labors under the strain of domesticity, employs flat metal to smooth linens, stiffened by every word he spits: “Slut, Whore, Dung.” Each hard vowel belies the ruffle on a dressing gown cuff. They line up to use her services. She washes each sheet, scrubs starchy semen from its crease, names every stain. She could paint a history of betrayals: a miscarriage, a marriage gone putrid, a gangrenous love affair, all those men pushing and pushing— a face emptied of purpose, an iron to brace each atrocity. | ||
| marty
Valued Member Username: marty Post Number: 538 Registered: 10-2003 |
and an iron to flatten out all the kinks and creases of a life gone wrong....an amazing look, so full of stories. You made the painting "kinetic".... a moving read, thanks Marty | ||
| M
Moderator Username: mjm Post Number: 3056 Registered: 11-1998 |
Well, I think you're there now on this poem, Laurie. Perhaps you will be allowed to relax, huh? Let's see what the others say, but you get a thumbs-up from me! | ||
| Emusing
Intermediate Member Username: emusing Post Number: 1185 Registered: 08-2003 |
Oh yeah! This is great. No starch in the collar please. Thank you thank you for putting back that beg. line!  E | ||
| Zephyr
Intermediate Member Username: zephyr Post Number: 2649 Registered: 07-2003 |
 Yes! | ||
| michael julius sottak
Intermediate Member Username: julius Post Number: 1514 Registered: 12-2003 |
I read it, Laurie... | ||
| Gary Blankenship
Advanced Member Username: garyb Post Number: 3903 Registered: 07-2001 |
huge smiles, but do not try too hard, sometimes first thoughts are best thoughts thanks Gary Time to read FireWeed. Go in through http://www.mindfirerenew.com/ to get to the issue in a couple of clicks | ||
| Kathy Paupore
Intermediate Member Username: kathy Post Number: 1960 Registered: 12-2003 |
Laurie, strong write. What an image it leaves behind. K | ||
| Laurie Byro
Valued Member Username: lauriette Post Number: 966 Registered: 11-2003 |
thank you all, I am tired of women being trampled, especially in in art and literature I think "the yellow wallpaper" among others, should be mandatory reading in high school laurie |
