Posted by Atticus on September 17, 2004, at 23:53:32
In reply to ode to Timothy, posted by Jai Narayan on September 17, 2004, at 22:00:18
This is beautifully written, full of your typically rich descriptions of telling details, like the cookie crumbs on the lips. As is so often the case, a fear of abandonment -- this time realized -- winds its way around the narrative thread. This seems to be the driving force behind so much of your poetry and your pain. Juxtaposed against the poem you wrote previously about sneaking out the window only to be caught by your mother (who ironically is doing her own version of the same thing, apparently), the connective tissue seems to be an understandably high level of insecurity -- spawned in childhood, a constant theme throughout adulthood. This makes for very poignant reading. Atticus
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