<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367979" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Talking to Grief</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Ah, Grief, I should not treat you<br>like a homeless dog<br>who comes to the back door<br>for a crust, for a meatless bone.<br>I should trust you.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I should coax you<br>into the house and give you<br>your own corner,<br>a worn mat to lie on,<br>your own water dish.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You think I don't know you've been living<br>under my porch.<br>You long for your real place to be readied<br>before winter comes. You need<br>your name,<br>your collar and tag. You need<br>the right to warn off intruders,<br>to consider<br>my house your own<br>and me your person<br>and yourself<br>my own dog.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Denise+Levertov">Denise Levertov</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=367979" data-title="Talking to Grief de Denise Levertov" data-description="Ah, Grief, I should not treat you like a homeless dog who comes to the back door for a crust, for a meatless bone. I should trust you. I should coax you into the house and give you your own corner, a worn mat to lie on, your own water dish. You ..."></div> </div> </div>

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