The lover in these poems <br />is me; <br />the doctor, <br />Love. <br />He appears <br />as husband, lover <br />analyst & muse, <br />as father, son <br />& maybe even God <br />& surely death. <br /> <br />All this is true. <br /> <br />The man you turn to <br />in the dark <br />is many men. <br /> <br />This is an open secret <br />women share <br />& yet agree to hide <br />as if <br />they might then <br />hide it from themselves. <br /> <br />I will not hide. <br /> <br />I write in the nude. <br />I name names. <br />I am I. <br />The doctor's name is Love.<br /><br />Erica Jong<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/autobiographical/
