# LVII explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

## What happens

A brief aphorism warning that when curiosity enters the heart alongside love, it will displace love itself.

## Themes in this chapter

### Love and Communication

The chapter personifies Love as a host in the house of the heart, suggesting that curiosity can disrupt the intimacy of love.

## Key lines

> When into the house of the heart Curiosity is admitted as the guest of Love she turns her host out of doors.

If you let curiosity into your heart alongside love, it will drive love away.

_A metaphorical warning about the incompatibility of love and prying curiosity._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_se/chapters/lvii
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- All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_se/chapters