A n n i e S t e n z e l
O n W i t n e s s i n g t h e D e s c e n t
o f A n o t h e r i n t o D e p r e s s i o n
When I say she has taken the veil
again, you might grieve for us both.
But it’s really the veil that has taken her: as if a frail
vessel came under the hands of its least
skillful sailor just as it neared the lee
shore. Be afraid. There can be no
facile resolution. Think Demeter
but with no prospect of Persephone.