Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BEYOND IMPASSE, by CLARENCE MAJOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I climb the steps to my room | ||||||||
I climb the steps to my room. Thinking of my bed, I unlock the door, though I meant to do something else. A Chinese girl, in purple, is by the window. She tells me the pictures in her head. I can barely see her. An African is a man burning in her memory. I look out the window. I try to open the window. It's hot. Outside, the landscape tries to escape the trees planted in it. I try again. The window won't open. The African is now making love to the Chinese girl. Is this a dream? Is she dreaming this or am I? Now, the Chinese girl says to me, "Remove the African, and I will show you how to open the window." Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368-0271, www.cc.press.org | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SYNCOPATED CAKEWALK by CLARENCE MAJOR REVELATION AT CAP FERRAT by CLARENCE MAJOR SAND FLESH AND SKY by CLARENCE MAJOR A GUY I KNOW ON 47TH AND COTTAGE by CLARENCE MAJOR AGING TOGETHER by CLARENCE MAJOR AT THE ZOO IN SPAIN by CLARENCE MAJOR ATELIER CEZANNE by CLARENCE MAJOR BALLROOM DARK by CLARENCE MAJOR |
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