Henson, George

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ForcesVolume 2001 Article 75-1-2001"Ode to Self-indulgence: A Proem for Emily"George HensonFollow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.collin.edu/forcesThis Poem is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@Collin. It has been accepted for inclusion in Forces by an authorized editorof DigitalCommons@Collin. For more information, please contact mtomlin@collin.edu.Recommended CitationHenson, George (2001) ""Ode to Self-indulgence: A Proem for Emily"," Forces: Vol. 2001 , Article 7.Available at: https://digitalcommons.collin.edu/forces/vol2001/iss1/7"Ode to Self-indulgence:A Proem for Emily"i UnisonIn superabundant selfishness you sat in your second-storysanctum, never sanguine, the stench of sanguinolent petticoatsstifling your sanity, shrouded in a self-styled cocoon, sewn inlace, linen and lilac, whining, pining, opining, spinninglovelorn tales of unrequited love, a melancholy spinster of yourown design - a shrine to 19th century victimhood, genderstudies of the first order - with prissy, pristine, putrid probity,properly - poised posing for posterity, a maudlin maid marredby the sting of a goblin bee, a supercilious psychosis at best,forever pleading in penned poesy dainty ditties absent domesticbliss. How daunting your dismal diary must have been, dusty,dingy doodles of dominical drivel no doubt. But I am goadedby much more pressing things, things that your meritocraticmyopia could never see.ILL

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