By the time your life is finished, you will habe learned
just enough to begin it well
_ Eleanor Marx
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| descriptive or reflective |
Song for Tussy
We choose to love you as a poet
for in poetry we find no preconceptions
We choose to love you from our century
for in our century you are made whole
We choose to love you as the moon peaks
for in the moon we all find amity
We choose to love you as a virtuoso
for in the violin we all find music for a while
Song for Tussy II
We choose to love you like a Francophile
parce que le français est la langue de l'amour
[Because French is the language of love]
We choose to love you like a child
parce que dans l'enfance nous sommes tous des tourterelles
[Because in childhood we are all turtledoves]
We choose to love you like a sun rise
parce que dans son éclat nous sommes tous sans ombre
[Because in the sunlight we are all without shadow]
We choose to love you like a Petroleuse
parce que dans la Commune on trouve tous du coeur
[Because in the Commune we all find heart]
Song of Tussy III
We choose to love you in your reticence
for any shyness only belies your rebel spirit
We choose to love you in your poverty
for the burden shared is a burden halved
We choose to love you as our equal
for any parity must first begin at home
We choose to love you for your ideals
for none have fought our Cause like you
_ Mark A. Murphy, The Ruin of Eleanor Marx
MOLOKO PRINT 158 | 2022
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| chance and grenat |