The Soliloquy of a Poor Woman
Is there a point
In living in this world?
Or does this world have a
Point, a point
That I must climb
The trecherous mountains
In order to reach?
There is love, and there is hate
But where have they gone?
And where do they reside?
Does hate indulge
Celebrate with champagne
As it dwells alone
In its oblivious mansion?
Is hate comfortable where it's
At? Or is it just accustomed
To its repetitive routine?
And where does love live?
Or does it roam around,
Putting its thumb in
The air for us to see
So that we could give
Her a ride, a bed, and
Something to eat for her
Never-ending journey?
We may believe who love
Is and what she should look
Like, but we may never
Truly understand, the
Matters of her heart, why
It breaks, and why, in
Spite of opportunity, she
Is nowhere to be dwelling?
Nowhere to be working,
But everywhere in the streets,
Abandoned as a stray,
Only being well-fed with
Crumbs from the table
And to her, it's
Abundant rain,
Rain for her to dance in,
Drink from, and be restored with.
We know where hate was born,
But we may never know where
Poor, innocent love
Had been birthed from her
Doting mother and father
As we adore her body,
We want her body
We want to eat her flesh
But we refuse to
Feed her soul in return.
Poor love,
With a virgin heart,
A virgin soul, a virgin mind
Yet her body had been raped,
Reverred as a whore.
When all she wanted
Was to give her flowers
They took them and exchanged them
For wilting weeds.
And as hate lives in comfort
With worshippers at his feet,
Love seeks but can't find,
And is trampled by their feet.
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cecilymock
Your profound meditation on the personification of love and hate reminds me of Pablo Neruda's deep explorations of abstract concepts in his "Book of Questions," particularly in how you weave philosophical inquiry with vivid imagery. The contrast you create between hate's "oblivious mansion" and love as a homeless wanderer is masterfully crafted, echoing Rumi's spiritual metaphors but with a modern, darker edge. Your use of extended metaphor throughout the piece, especially the powerful image of love as a hitchhiker "putting its thumb in the air," and the devastating final stanzas about love's violation, brings to mind Sylvia Plath's ability to transform emotional concepts into visceral, physical experiences. The way you build tension between the sacred and profane aspects of love ("virgin heart") shows sophisticated handling of complex themes - continue developing this brave, probing voice that dares to ask difficult questions about humanity's relationship with love and hate.