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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ETA, by JANET B. MONTGOMERY MCGOVERN
First Line: When I told you I was an eta I saw you start
Last Line: Or so you thought.
Subject(s): Japan; Kindness; Social Classes; Japanese; Caste
First Line: When I told you I was an eta I saw you start
Last Line: Or so you thought.
Subject(s): Japan; Kindness; Social Classes; Japanese; Caste
WHEN I told you I was an Eta I saw you start.
Though you are kind, I know you cannot forget.
Your kindness hurts.
I see always the bridge by which I told you.
In its shadow you hid your face,
So that I might not see you start.
Or so you thought.
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