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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GUILT, by DAVID IGNATOW Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Guilt is my one attachment to reality
Last Line: That too is the extent of my fault
Subject(s): Guilt
First Line: Guilt is my one attachment to reality
Last Line: That too is the extent of my fault
Subject(s): Guilt
The bull lunges at you!
Run, do not look back,
your hands, your mind vacant
with fear!
You make a stand,
whirl, and with hands on hips
lean towards the bull's eyes.
The animal wavers, snorts
and slows to a trot,
shaking his horns from side to side.
Still at a distance,
he turns away
to nibble grass.
But mind moved by his jaws,
he charges blindly,
once more to feel your eyes,
and lowers his head to the grass
at your feet.
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