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In his poetry which he wrote during his time in jail, Breyten Breytenbach shows that his wife and his love for her had a tremendous influence on his survival under the physically and emotionally harsh conditions of prison. The thought of his wife allowed Breyten Breytenbach to escape from the horrors of his surroundings in prison and gave him psychological freedom; word from her let him escape into a world of space, peace and freedom created for him in her letters, memories of being together with his wife transported him psychologically to another time and place where he had been free.Breytenbach's poem your letter is delightful... shows the important role that his wife plays in his life. She is his "God", for even as God's powers become useless in the chaotic world around him, she is able to bring him joy and hope and free his mind. Breytenbach compares his wife to God in this poem by using biblical allusions.The letter from his wife is "...lighter than the thoughts of a flower when the dream is the earth of a garden..." She brings light into his world, just as God brings light to the world at the beginning of time. With her letter comes images of light, of freedom, of joy. The "earth of a garden" brings to mind the
" - "stretching out" portrays the same idea as "unfolding"; of releasing, freeing from confinement. your letter is delightful, stretching out lighter than thoughts of a flower. "the table before me, in the presence of my enemies, / is bare; I have ash on my head, my cup is empty. Stretching out increases space and therefore freedom, space to develop thoughts and feelings. The letter from his wife as allowed him to see the world differently, if even just for a moment. His thoughts are, therefore, with her letter, free to soar in any direction with no boundaries. His wife also brings "word from the outside", and in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God. He shows that indulging in memories of days spent with his wife, also help him to achieve psychological freedom. When Breytenbach thinks of his wife, he feels joy and hope, and even when he is not entirely escaping from reality, his perspective on the world around him is slightly altered, and is not quite as grim and hideous. how they sing, / they who will jolt from obscurity to the light.
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