I will take your heart
I will take your soul out of your body
as though I were God.
I will not be satisfied
with the touch of your hand
nor the sweet of your lips alone.
I will take your heart for mine.
I will take your soul.
I will be God when it comes to you.
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I’m wondering if there are homosexual undertones in this poem. He is so angry and violent and unsatisfied with everything offered, both physical and spiritual. I want to know who Artina is???
This poem makes me cringe! I visualize everything, and this just really disturbs me. He seems dangerously obsessed – like a really scary stalker or a violent ex-lover. It really bothers me.
I choose to interpret this poem as expressing a love like God loves us. It is a love that goes way, way beyond a superficial physical relationship. He wants to share her heart and soul…the depths of her being. If Artina shares a similar passion for him, then nothing can stop their love for one another.
This is one of the most hauntingly beautiful expressions of love I have ever read. It has been a favorite of mine for years.
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Beautiful. I agree with Lyn. I’m not sure how you could see negativity in this poem, unless of course you are not as aquainted with the unconditional love God has for us. Forever forgiving, forever loving and considerate, protective and certain, and mainly perfect. God relinquishes a PERFECT love and that is what Hughes wants to do for Artina. I love this poem