A Misery Bleeds

A misery bleeds inside of me
today and will not let me be,
it is a day like any day,
subtract or add a small degree.

There must be something ails a man
to plague himself on this bright day
when what he wants is what he has
but what he has will not say.

Original Citation

Snake in the Strawberries. Ames: Iowa State University Press. 1979. 52.

Word Count
55
Original Publication
Snake in the Strawberries
Date Published
1979
Book Appearance
Snake in the Strawberries
Complete Poems
377
Theme(s)
Depression
frustration
First Line
A misery bleeds inside of me
Poetic Form
closed
Bibliographic Notes

"Weltschmerz" contains "A Misery Bleeds" as its second part.