Middle Age
Like black ice Scrolled over with unintelligible patterns by an ignorant skater Is the dulled surface of my heart.
Amy Lowell
Like black ice Scrolled over with unintelligible patterns by an ignorant skater Is the dulled surface of my heart.
In these three lines, a middle-aged speaker compares her heart to black ice that has been marked by an unskilled skater. The image suggests emotional numbness and wear. Just as black ice is hard, dark, and slippery, her heart has become dulled and difficult to read.
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