Bitch

March 14, 2012

Bitch

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     Today i read some poems for my english class and one of them stood out to me the most.  The name of the poem is "Bitch", written by Carolyn Kizer in 1984.  I would like to discuss why I chose to write about this poem.

     "Bitch" is about a woman that runs into an ex lover which mistreated her throughout their relationship.  I believe the man broke up with her and she was still in-love with him and he knew it but did not care.  Plenty of time has went by so she was able to eventually get over it.  Now she runs into him and all these memories come back to her and she cant help feeling a certain way.  She has a battle with herself because deep inside she is still mad at him and wants to tell him off but on the outside she does not want him to know how she really feels.  She is polite and kind so that he sees that she is mature and she is over what he did to her in the past.  So basically, the "bitch" inside of her wants to come out but shes fighting it.  We can all relate to this poem.  I'm sure we have all had our hearts broken at one point or another and also have been the heartbreaker.  Running into an ex is never easy either way.  The best thing to do is be the bigger person and smile.  This will tell your ex that you have moved on, and hopefully it will be a form of closure for you.

     I sent this poem to my best friend Miriam.  I have known her for 5 years and about 2 years ago she caught her boyfriend of 2 years cheating on her.  She was madly inlove with him and she was devastated and knew that she had to leave him.  He begged for a month for her to give her another chance, and she would not give in.  As much as she wanted to, she knew it wouldn't be right.  A few months later she ran into him at a bar and she walked past him like they were strangers. I tried to tell her to just say hi, to be the bigger person and hopefully she would get her closure. But she couldn't do it.  She said it would hurt too much.  So i sent her this poem because she was the first person that I thought of when i read it.  If she ever does feel comfortable to say hi when she sees him, I know she will want to yell at him but I hope she keeps this poem in mind.