To My Angry Partner
Go gentle into that good night.
Don't burn and rave. Don't slam the door,
And when you leave, please turn out the light.
Perhaps you're suffering some imagined slight,
Forked words that you just can't endure.
Go gentle into that good night.
I thought you were articulate and bright,
Not some grieving, grunting boor.
When you leave, please turn out the light.
How did we ever reach this plight
When no deed matters anymore?
When you leave, please turn out the light.
It's stupid, who was wrong or right,
Our quarrel as blind as some old metaphor.
Go gentle into that good night.
The two of us make one sad plight.
Raging's clearly not the cure.
Go gentle into that good night,
And when you leave, turn out the light.
by David Galef
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David Galef has published over two hundred poems in magazines ranging from Light and Measure to The Yale Review. He's also published two poetry volumes, Flaws and Kanji Poems, as well as two chapbooks, Lists and Apocalypses. In real life, he directs the creative writing program at Montclair State University.