The metaphors contained within the poem are seen from the first line which speaks of eyes crawling and in the sixth line another metaphor is found telling of a dying that is dangling. The poem is ambiguous in that it provides double meaning to aspects of the poem such as the scorched womanhood, this could mean either that this ‘womanhood’ is used up and dry or that it has nothing to offer these people that are devouring it. Line four which reads ‘these eyes growing in my thighs’ serves two purposes; one to change the tone of the poem and two to introduce an intrusion that the poem’s narrative voice finds foreign, maybe alluding to her virginity and it’s being taken.
These Relationships
Eyes
crawling up on me
I
glistened
Honestly
delighted, I am desired
What
are these eyes growing in my thighs?
Devouring
with the greatest of ease, my scorched womanhood
This
dying dangling between my legs
Weaving
on the framework of my existence, a burdened smile
It
was always in the words of these God-forsaken men
I
based the value of my self worth
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