Because the opposite of suffocation is not freedom but breathlessness. The body denied. Death's beautiful vacuum.
All night the fish dreams of leaping clear of water.
Of shoes -- and ships -- and sealing wax -- Of cabbages -- and kings -- And why the sea is boiling hot -- And whether pigs have wings.
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'Opposite of suffocation.. breathlessness'
Superb.
Found your blog in the course of searching for the translated lyrics of a song. A coincidence to encounter this reference to Hedda Gabler - read this play last night in a collection of works by Ibsen. Perhaps the most intriguing character I have encountered; I need to read this play once more.
I loved the line "All night the fish dreams of leaping clear of water."
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