poems for English class

hm~ i was printing the final copies of these poems for my English class and i thought, why not post it here? :D these are three poems parodied off of Dickinson, Hughes, and Piercy [in that order--

“I like a look of Love”

I like a look of Love,
Because it melts my heart—
Most men don’t understand that feeling,
But oh they love to simulate it!

The Eyes glance once—the start of Love—
Impossible to deny
The question in the Heart
Of a possibly requited passion.

“The Asian Speaks of People”

I’ve known people:
I’ve known people childish as my little brother and more elderly than my grandmother.
My soul has grown deep like the souls of people.

My sister bathed me when I was young.
I laid my head down near my mother, who lulled me to sleep.
I looked upon the faces of my friends and raised my voice to call them over.
I heard the chatter of busy people on the streets of China, and I’ve seen the city lights from the top of Tokyo Tower.

I’ve known people:
Wise, understanding people.

My soul has grown deep like the souls of people.

“A Work of Restraint”

The young woman
in her graduating class
could have gone on
to a prestigious school
like Princeton or Yale.
But her mother
cautiously limited her.
She will be getting married.
Every day as she
pulls back her hair,
her mother asserts,
It is your nature
to be small and agreeable,
domestic and powerless;
how lucky, my daughter,
to have a man to love.
With young women
one must begin very early
to suppress their thoughts:
the restricting rules,
the questionable intentions,
the hindrance of skirts,
the freedom
of choice.

off to go think of a title for my "collection of poems" for the cover page! bye~ (^__^)