ODE OF THE PHD STUDENT

"You radiate such a candid grace
For hours on you lingers my gaze
Desire of conquest devours me alive
And yet for every line i have to strive
You flicker empty and white
Contemptuous of all my fight
My love for you, oh white page
Is my sweet golden cage,
everyday i renew my tender vow
and yet to write i don´t know how
because merciless, white you remain
till my strength starts to wane.
My keyboard knows my tears
And my friends my daily fears,
will you one day to me subdue
and let me write all I am due?

You are the queen of contempt
And I, your slave, of failed attempt"

Yours
Miriam