Here's to Adhering
Here's to Adhering - meaning Summary
Searching for a Lover Across Scenes
The speaker describes a sequence of travels and social scenes—from a Hollywood party to a Greek ship, the Sahara and the Congo—where fleeting moments reveal fragments of a beloved (laughter, hands, chest, face). These episodic discoveries leave the speaker trying to piece the person together, both literally and emotionally. The poem ends with a direct plea for the beloved to "pull yourself together," signaling desire for reunion and wholeness.
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