Thursday, January 28, 2010

Journal 6: What Betsey has to Say from Blood Dazzler by Patricia Smith

This writing by Patricia Smith felt so emotional and relatable to love. She writes the storm as if it were a love affair with the city, a way to “break the city’s heart” and leave it “pining for more”. The hurricanes are using the city to become more god-like, to leave their mark on someplace, similar to people who want to leave their signature on other people. “I showed you the right way to romance that city,” she says; everything comparable to love, a subject everyone can relate to. There are such extreme emotions when dealing with love and I can see how tragedy and heartbreak can feel like one in the same.

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