The lover in these poems
is me;
the doctor,
Love.
He appears
as husband, lover
analyst & muse,
as father, son
& maybe even God
& surely death.
All this is true.
The man you turn to
in the dark
is many men.
This is an open secret
women share
& yet agree to hide
as if
they might then
hide it from themselves.
I will not hide.
I write in the nude.
I name names.
I am I.
The doctor's name is Love.
Autobiographical
Erica Jong
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Poem topics: I love you, dark, death, father, god, husband, son, women, agree, write, true, secret, share, open, I miss you, hide, love, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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