Eve to Lilith/Lilith to EveMichelene Wandor1995 |
These poems were published in The dybbuk of delight: an anthology of Jewish women's poetry (1995). Thanks to Nora Lee Mandel for bringing them to my attention. |
Eve to Lilith
ok, so you laid him first; that's merely a fact of life so you got to know all his little habits, like picking his nose when he reads in bed but he didn't do that with you? I see I'm not jealous. I don't believe in jealousy, and what I don't believe in doesn't hurt me. But tell me honestly, what did you do to the poor man? He's a nervous wreck. He can't stand up to his boss, he has pains in his side all the time - I mean, something must have happened to leave a man so scarred. He told me how beautiful you were. The dark, dramatic type. Usually he doesn't talk about you but when we - well, long ago - when - at night - we - in the dark, always - he used to call your name at a certain moment It's none of my business but you must have done something very special to make a man remember you so
Lilith to Eve
That's when he gave me his attention for the first time
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Poem: © Copyright 1995, Michelene Wandor |
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