Wednesday, January 15, 2020

You Foolish Men - Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

"You foolish men who lay
the guilt on women,
not seeing you're the cause
of the very thing you blame;

if you invite their disdain
with measureless desire
why wish they well behave
if you incite to ill.."

-Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 

the first two paragraphs by a nun,
she didn't want to get married
but instead pursue the hunger for knowledge.


well... when i read this,
i feel like this is what i've done to you.

i'm so sorry the one i love,
i've ruined, both of us.

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