Buying The Whore - A poem by Anne Sexton


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Anne Sexton - Buying The Whore

You are the roast beef I have purchased
and I stuff you with my very own onion.

You are a boat I have rented by the hour
and I steer you with my rage until you run aground.

You are a glass that I have paid to shatter
and I swallow the pieces down with my spit.

You are the grate I warm my trembling hands on,
searing the flesh until it's nice and juicy.

You stink like my Mama under your bra
and I vomit into your hand like a jackpot
its cold hard quarters.

Added: on September 4th, 2005 at 5:17 PM | Viewed: 10455 times | Comments and analysis of Buying The Whore by Anne Sexton Comments (9)

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Poet: Anne Sexton Poem: Buying The Whore Poem of the Day: Jul 15 2007 Comment 9 of 9, added on July 27th, 2007 at 4:37 AM. how wonderful is this poem and how it describes the miserability of human condition, specially whores when they are submitted to evil.... islander from France Comment 8 of 9, added on April 3rd, 2007 at 9:54 PM. I can't understand the last sentence.Who can explain it for me? more from China Comment 7 of 9, added on September 4th, 2005 at 5:17 PM. jasmine from United States; it sounds to me like you don't have the strong stomach required to enjoy confessional poetry. I agree completely with Mack from United Kingdom, and have nothing to add since he said it all already. Linnea from Australia More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Buying The Whore, has received 9 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Anne Sexton with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Anne Sexton Poem: Buying The Whore Last read: May 17 2008, 12:18PM Poem of the Day: Jul 15 2007 Viewed 10455 times. Added on September 4th, 2005 at 5:17 PM.

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