I saw her
Tonight in English 474
With her arms
Draped around Dunbar.
She was speaking in
Miss’ippi dialect to Twain
In Crane’s open boat
But everyone else
Just heard the ocean.
I had forgotten - until
Zora Neal Hurston
Reminded me - of
How I used to lick
Her throat like it was
One of those
Frozen purple popsicles
That I would buy
For fifty cents from
The ice cream trucks
In Pacoima . It was so hot
That the ice would melt
In moments and I would
Finish the treat by
Swallowing the sweet
Sugar water as if
I knew
It would be the last time
I would taste it. For an instant I
Could still taste
The purple of her throat
On my tongue and I
Nearly forgot where I was
Until the professor,
Peering at me strangely,
Repeated a question
About a passage in Story of
An Hour and I
(Angrily) spouted out,
“Chopin must have been
Referring to the fickle
Nature of American women”
Half the class gasps,
The other half laughs, but
I just smirk.
The lesson learned
Tonight is all about love.
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8 comments:
but Chopin wasn't American! hehe =D
so is this a taste of what english 474 is for you (the experience of being there)?
Kate Chopin is American as Edgar Allen Poe my friend. She is from St. Louis.
I hope you see this sip Ron, I want to let you know Im got your phone messages but Ive been leaving my phone turned off for most of this weekend, sorry bro no gaming tonight, I have midterms all this week. Ill call as soon as I am free.
Yeah, I was wondering about that too, since the only Chopin I know of is the composer and no, he's not American hehe. And a little bit dead.
Just read "The Story of an Hour." I'm starting to poke around at some of her other writings. I don't tend to read much old American literature, but I might as well start.
Haha! I didnt know there was another famous Chopin, I was referring to the composer. I've learned something new today. I also didn't know Poe was American! How the hell did I miss that?
lol, ya dude, lol, its cool though, glad to inform, also glad that you read story of an hour, its one of my favorites! shes great. ya, this is a day in English 474, its American Fiction from 1860s-1912
Cyrusse, you never mentioned if you enjoyed story of an hour, did you? I read it in high school and was like "meh" read it in college and was like "wholly shit this shit is fucking dope!" hehe, I can appreciate the under tones of the piece much more than ever before, before I just thought the woman was crazy. haha.
I did enjoy "story of an hour." I didn't respond sooner because I wasn't quite sure how to explain why and what about it I found moving. (it's been far too long since I've had to write an essay for english) The language is simple, without being dry, but manages to express some very complex emotions. It is tragic that for this woman, it seems that freedom only exists in the mind or in death. Meh.. oh, well. I've been writing technical papers all day and I think they ate my brain. Anyway, short answer, yes I like it. hehe
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