Try Me Again , by Hilda Hilst

Hilda Hilst is also a prominent name when it comes to love and eroticism in Brazilian poetry. The writer from São Paulo wrote verses that range from erotic writing to idealized lyrics.

Try Me Again is one of the poems that deals with a love that has already ended and a lover who wants to win back affection.

Try me again

And why would you want my soul
In your bed?
I said liquid, delightful, harsh,
obscene words, because that was how we liked it.
But I did not lie, pleasure, lust ,
nor did I omit that the soul is beyond, seeking
That Other. And I repeat to you: why would you
want my soul in your bed?
Rejoice in the memory of coitus and successes.
Or try me again. Force me.