Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BRICKLAYER LOVE, by CARL SANDBURG


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

BRICKLAYER LOVE, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: I thought of killing myself because I am only a bricklayer
Last Line: Boards go wrong, I think of you.
Subject(s): Bricklayers; Love - Unrequited


I THOUGHT of killing myself because I am only a bricklayer and you a
woman who loves the man who runs a drug store.

I don't care like I used to; I lay bricks straighter than I used to
and I sing slower handling the trowel afternoons.

When the sun is in my eyes and the ladders are shaky and the mortar
boards go wrong, I think of you.






Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net