No Groove in the Gunsights by Lars Kullberg :: essays research papers

No Groove in the Gunsights      ever under the thumb of his dark mistress, the speaker strugglesbeneath her power. Try as he may, he will never be able to go to pieces the tie oflust between the two. His threats are non threatening to her, and he knows this.His power is beneath hers, and he knows this as well. By threatening his devotee in the 140th sonnet, the speaker is merely admitting to his ownhelplessness to which he is forever bound.     This appears to be the first sonnet in which he is winning a stand.Never before has he spoken in such a threatening t whizz "Be wisedo not press/Mytongue tied patience" (140. 1-2). One might prize that he is now revealing forthe first time his yet unheard of power.     But he has no such power. He knows that his threats do not frighten herso why does he even bother? Sure, he could untie his tongue and let the worldknow of her habits. However, no one would care. She is a dark ladyshe andothers like her are meant to be that way. He would only be telling what isalready known. However, what she has to tell of him is not already known.Being a married man, he is not expected to break a mistress.     She is his only mistress. They both know this as well. If he were to fall away her, he would have nothing left. She knows his lust for herhis need forher. She knows he lives for her apparition and for the pleasure he finds in hertemporary as it may be. fugitive yet lasting. There may be times when hethinks he can live without her, but the time comes again soon when he feels thefamiliar lust again. It is the lack of love which makes it temporary. However,it is the abundance of lust which makes it permanent.     He is only one of her many an(prenominal) an(prenominal) lovers. If she were to loose him, she wouldstill have many others to satisfy her. She takes comfort in the fact that heneeds her and he remains under h er thumb to almost any extent. The speakerknows she has many lovers. He claims to hate her unfaithfulness, but in fact helikes it. He likes the fact that she is nothing more than an object of sexoftemporary pleasure. If she were rattling in love with him and were truly faithful,he would be less attracted to her. The offense and the lust would be gone.     So the question remainswhy does he bother with these empty threats?