Oh, Oh, You Will Be Sorry - A poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay

Edna St. Vincent Millay - Oh, Oh, You Will Be Sorry

Oh, oh, you will be sorry for that word!
Give me back my book and take my kiss instead.
Was it my enemy or my friend I heard,
"What a big book for such a little head!"
Come, I will show you now my newest hat,
And you may watch me purse my mouth and prink!
Oh, I shall love you still, and all of that.
I never again shall tell you what I think.
I shall be sweet and crafty, soft and sly;
You will not catch me reading any more:
I shall be called a wife to pattern by;
And some day when you knock and push the door,
Some sane day, not too bright and not too stormy,
I shall be gone, and you may whistle for me.

Added: on February 1st, 2006 at 6:25 PM | Viewed: 9001 times | Comments and analysis of Oh, Oh, You Will Be Sorry by Edna St. Vincent Millay Comments (3)

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Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay (Edna St. Vincent Millay Art) Poem: Oh, Oh, You Will Be Sorry Comment 3 of 3, added on January 12th, 2009 at 5:50 AM. The start of the second line should read: "Give back my book" rather than "Give me back my book". Sdoic Comment 2 of 3, added on June 26th, 2007 at 9:39 PM. this poem is sad because that women had to go through demands possibly from a man but satisfying at the same time because she sarcastically said out loud her inner thoughts maria from United States Comment 1 of 3, added on February 1st, 2006 at 6:25 PM. I love this poem for its rebelliousness and for the strength of the narrator. Her outrage is what so many women feel or have felt when they are demeened. I have thought the last line in my head when I was particularly wounded by a patronizing comment or act, and it gave me heart to keep on going. Mary Lee from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Oh, Oh, You Will Be Sorry, has received 3 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Edna St. Vincent Millay Poem: Oh, Oh, You Will Be Sorry Last read: Dec 1 2009, 2:56PM Viewed 9001 times. Added on February 1st, 2006 at 6:25 PM.

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