I cry your mercy—pity—love!—aye, love!
Merciful love that tantalizes not,
One-thoughted, never-wandering, guileless love,
Unmasked, and being seen—without a blot!
O! let me have thee whole,—all—all—be mine!
That shape, that fairness, that sweet minor zest
Of love, your kiss,—those hands, those eyes divine,
That warm, white, lucent, million-pleasured breast,—
Yourself—your soul—in pity give me all,
Withhold no atom's atom or I die,
Or living on, perhaps, your wretched thrall,
Forget, in the mist of idle misery,
Life's purposes,—the palate of my mind
Losing its gust, and my ambition blind!
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I agree with what was said on this poem in class. He is so in love with her that he wants not just her pretty eyes or nice legs, but everything, every last bit of her...which is a little creepy, but I understand that he's expressing how much he desires her. It reminds me of a song in the movie "Hedgwig and the Angry Inch" that relates a creation story that says people were split from the other half they came onto this world with, and our goal in life is to find our other halves. (In context of the song I'm referencing)He has found her and wants to be put back together with his other half.
ReplyDeleteI like this poem because you could see the passion that Keats has for this women. I like when he says "yourself—your soul—in pity give me all, withhold no atom's atom or I die." He doesn't just want "her" but want her and more...of...her? I goes on describing her and how he wants her every part including her legs and breasts and etc.
ReplyDeleteok, ummm this poem was preety deep and i kinda understood it but as far as connecting with it i didnt but i think that if everyone loved the way he loved the world would be a much better place
ReplyDeletei am with chevar on this one completely. if people loved the way keats did the world would be a much better place. when we love we love everything we are supposed to love from the tips of our toes to the tips of our hair. in my opinion keats has reached that and i hope i can do the same one day.
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