from the collection if you love that woman
In Chapman’s enthusiasm for Homer, Keats forgets
Who discovered the Pacific Ocean – Not Cortez Strong
Balboa with eagle eyes but on a peak in Darien.
where he took out his handkerchief and saw
Death warrant drop of arterial blood,
Fate is too deep for tears. years, i was scared
Someone will refer to you in the past tense,
And I’ll dive like a beast beyond the dream
The process of development went into disrepair. were you live-
It was not that kind of tragedy. more like
A fairground with heavy tents after the rain
Large cracks were visible. Franz said silently
Need love, maybe more than words
Which describes them according to time. dog cries
Because it provides motion to the human world,
And I sometimes get up to stop the accusing moan.
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derive from If You Love That Woman: Poems. Copyright (C) 2026 by Maya C. Popa. Publisher, WW Norton & Company, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
