A Dog After Love
A Dog After Love - meaning Summary
Desire, Loss Turned Violent
The speaker responds to a lover's departure by unleashing a dog as a stand-in for his own desire and wish for retribution. The animal's search for the ex is imagined in brutally erotic terms: the speaker alternately hopes the dog will mutilate the new partner or return a small intimate trophy, a stocking. The poem compresses grief, sexual jealousy, and dark humor into a stark, confrontational image.
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