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Valerie
metaphor
grief
hospital
death
[... 36 paragraphs ...]
‘The hospital obviously represents the jumping-off point into another reality for Jane. She died in such an institution. But more often than not people go to hospitals to prevent their physical deaths, to stay away from realities like the one Jane is in for as long as possible. I also think that at this time in our history the hospital — any hospital — is a powerful social symbol for our species’ strengths and weaknesses. I use the hospital in a positive way by plunging out into the hall; I signal myself that I mean to keep on living physical.
[... 31 paragraphs ...]
My history is filled
with kingdoms lost and kingdoms found,
with magic mirrors that open up
into brand-new cosmic maps,
and within my head
glittering worlds are spread
enough to fill
a thousand books.
Multiple vision leads me on
over paths that form
new worlds of fact.
[... 2 paragraphs ...]
