The Applicant
First, are you our sort of a person?
Do you wear
A glass eye, false teeth or a crutch,
A brace or a hook,
Rubber breasts or a rubber crotch,
Stitches to show something’s missing? No, no? Then
How can we give you a thing?
Stop crying.
Open your hand.
Empty? Empty. Here is a hand
To fill it and willing
To bring teacups and [...]
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Would you like to be my husband?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged doll, femi, housewife, love, marriage, marry, match.com, online dating, poetry, Sylvia Plath, the applicant on February 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »