Harassed Heathcliff


Harassed Heathcliff


“And I am the cargo
Of a coffin attended by swallows.
And I am the water
Bearing the coffin that will not be silent.”
—Ted Hughes
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I kept on being—
Haunted by Heathcliff

All the way to my last
Book of poetry "Ariel"

Ted haunted me—
On the London busses

He skulked thru my—
Uneasy nightly dreams
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Taking a bath once—
Testing the water

With my little toe—
BINGO!!! there he was again!

Poor handsome Heathcliff—
Haunting his ex-wife Sylvia

Plus all the Feminists & those—
Lovely Lesbos Libers as well
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No wonder Heathcliff—
Was so snotty & snide

Overly sensitive about—
The littlest dyke things

Getting all upset—
Over my “Rabbit Catcher”

As well as “Lesbos”—
For some queer reason

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