Once, when I was young and true,
Someone left me sad-
Broke my brittle heart in two;
And that is very bad.
Love is for unlucky folk,
Love is but a curse.
Once there was a heart I broke;
And that, I think, is worse.
A Very Short Song
Analysis, meaning and summary of Dorothy Parker's poem A Very Short Song
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i think the poem is very good. It’s very truthful and thats happened to me to.
This poem rings true and, to me at least, seems to be dripping with remorse. Maybe I’m just a little overemotional, but this seems soooo sweet to me.
What I love about D.P. is that she takes the persective less realized. Wow, to be so unselfish as to think it’s worse to break a heart than to have your own heart broken. It’s true. Hurting someone hurts. But I’m not sure I agree that it’s worse than being hurt.
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