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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MORGUE: 2. LOVELY CHILDHOOD, by GOTTFRIED BENN Poem Explanation First Line: The mouth of a girl who had long lain among the reeds looked gnawed away Last Line: Oh, how the little muzzles squeaked! Subject(s): Autopsies; Death - Children; Expressionism - Poets; Morgues; Death - Babies | |||
The mouth of a girl who had long lain among the reeds looked gnawed away. As the breast was cut open, the gullet showed full of holes. Finally in a cavity below the diaphragm a nest of young rats was discovered. One little sister lay dead. The others thrived on liver and kidneys, drank the cold blood and enjoyed a lovely childhood here. And sweet and swift came their death also: They were all thrown into the water together. Oh, how the little muzzles squeaked! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LOST CHILDREN by RANDALL JARRELL THE MOURNER by LOUISE MOREY BOWMAN MELANCHOLY; AN ODE by WILLIAM BROOME SISTERS IN ARMS by AUDRE LORDE A BOTANICAL TROPE by WILLIAM MEREDITH FOR MOHAMMED ZEID OF GAZA, AGE 15 by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE MAN AND WOMAN GO THROUGH THE CANCER WARD by GOTTFRIED BENN |
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