Contract between Forward and Reply by Mia You

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would you be a lender if it coincided with war   could you be sure your tenderness came from more than envy   should you have amended those rules that bound you                   careful!   would you have descended from behind that leaden war   could you foresee   how slender my heart should you then doubt   my fear of deep intention would you be more   than the commended old wrong would you be still   my song of snow in sight   would you be                   the provision in the sky   would you know more                   than a law a weight                 a mended wall that wood                               that night?            Copyright © 2017 Mia You. Used with permission of the author. About This Poem   "This is a section from a text I wrote for The Multinational Book of Contracts, an anthology I'm coediting with the Dutch writer Maarten van der Graaff. My own interest in contracts arises from my recent readings in revolutionary feminist texts and wanting to interrogate how intimacy and desire are bureaucratized." —Mia You   Mia You is the author of I, Too, Dislike It (1913 Press, 2016). She is an editor at Stichting Perdu and teaches at the University of Groningen. She lives in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Poetry by You   I, Too, Dislike It (1913 Press, 2016)  "You are perfect for me" by Rebecca Wolff "Negotiations" by Rae Armantrout "Empty Ring, Nest Fire" by Sun Yung Shin Poem-a-Day   Launched during National Poetry Month in 2006, Poem-a-Day features new and previously unpublished poems by contemporary poets on weekdays and classic poems on weekends. If you enjoy Poem-a-Day, please consider making a donation to help make it possible. Thanks for being a part of the Academy of American Poets community. To learn about other programs, including National Poetry Month, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the annual Poets Forum, and more, visit Poets.org.   You are receiving this e-mail because you elected to subscribe to our mailing list. If you would like to unsubscribe, please click here.   © Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 901, New York, NY 10038