The Talk by Sharon Olds
"She took it and took it and broke, crying out / I hate being a person! diving / into the mother / as if / into / a deep pond
True Love by Sharon Olds
"You don't always have to be so brave, you know." "Oh but I do, actually." True Love Sharon Olds In the middle of the night, when we get up after making love, we look at each other in complete friendship, we know so fully what the other
Celibacy at Twenty by Sharon Olds
Funny how much I've changed. I used to love this. Now I only like it. Celibacy at Twenty Sharon Olds After I broke up with someone, or someone with me, days would go by, nights, weeks, soon it would be months since I had touched anyone.
Once by Sharon Olds
Ah, but I found this little gem today which has been hiding in my shelf for years. Once Sharon Olds I saw my father naked, once, I opened the blue bathroom door which he always locked — if it opened, it was empty — and there,
My Father’s Diary by Sharon Olds
Today is going to be a hard day. Almost a year ago I lost my grandfather. Today I haven't got my own father back yet. Not quite. He hasn't fully moved on. I haven't fully moved on. How will we
Sex Without Love by Sharon Olds
Thinking of buying a book by Olds. Browsing the library now to see which one to get. Sex Without Love Sharon Olds How do they do it, the ones who make love without love? Beautiful as dancers, Gliding over each