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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,VOLTAIR9E ,DE ,CLEYRE 

,TEXT 3 

,I HAVE S9N$3 & ,I AM REW>D$ ACCORD+ TO MY S91 :I* WAS GREAT4 ,!RE IS NO =GIV5ESS = ME2 LET NO MAN ?9K !RE IS =GIV5ESS = S93 ! GODS CANNOT =GIVE4 

,?IS WAS MY S91 & ?IS IS MY PUNI%M5T1 ?AT ,I =SOOK MY GOD TO FOLL[ A /RANG]--ONLY A :ILE1 A V]Y BRIEF1 BRIEF :ILE--& :5 ,I W\LD HAVE RETURN$ !RE WAS NO MORE RETURN+4 ,I CANNOT WOR%IP ANY MORE1--?AT IS MY PUNI%M5T2 ,I CANNOT WOR%IP ANY MORE4 

,OH1 ?AT MY GOD WILL NONE ( ME8 ,?AT IS AN OLD SORR[6 ,MY GOD WAS ,BEAUTY1 & ,I AM ALL UNBEAUTIFUL1 & EV] WAS4 ,!RE IS NO GRACE 9 !SE H>% LIMBS ( M9E1 NOR WAS AT ANY TIME4 ,I1 TO :OM ! GLORY ( A LIT EYE WAS AS ! %9+ ( />S 9 A DEEP WELL1 HAVE ONLY DULL & FAD$ EYES1 & ALWAYS HAD2 ! *ISEL$ LIP & *9 :]EOV] RUNS ! RADIANCE ( LIFE 9 BUBBL+ GLEAMS1 ! CUP ( LIV+ W9E WAS NEV] M9E TO TA/E OR KISS4 ,I AM E>?-COLOR$1 & = MY [N UGL9ESS SIT 9 ! %AD[1 ?AT ! SUNLI<T MAY NOT SEE ME1 NOR ! BELOV$ ( MY GOD4 ,BUT1 ONCE1 9 MY HIDD5 CORN]1 BEH9D ! CURTA9 ( %AD[S1 ,I BL9K$ AT ! GLORY ( ! WORLD1 & HAD SU* JOY ( IT AS ONLY ! UGLY KN[1 SITT+ SIL5T & WOR%IP+1 =GETT+ !MSELVES & =GOTT54 ,H]E 9 MY BRA9 IT GL[$1 ! %IMM]+ ( ! DY+ SUN UPON ! %ORE1 ! LONG GOLD L9E BETWE5 ! S& & SEA1 :]E ! SLID+ FOAM CAU<T FIRE & BURN$ TO DEA?4 ,H]E 9 MY BRA9 IT %ONE1 ! :ITE MOON ON ! WR9KL+ RIV]1 RUNN+ AWAY1 A DANC+ <O/ L9E 9 ! ILLIMITABLE NI<T4 ,H]E 9 MY BRA9 ROSE ! M\NTA9 CURVES1 ! GREAT /ILL WORLD ( /ONE1 SUMMIT UPON SUMMIT SWEEP+ SKYW>D1 LONELY & CONQU]+4 ,H]E 9 MY BRA91 MY LITTLE BRA91 BEH9D ?IS T9Y UGLY WALL ( BONE /RET*$ OV] ) ITS DIRTY YELL[ SK91 GLITT]$ ! F> HI< BLUE DES]T ) ITS S& ( />S1 AS ,I HAVE WAT*$ IT1 NI<TS & NI<TS1 ALONE1 HID 9 ! %AD[S ( ! PRAIRIE GRASS4 ,H]E ROLL$ & SWELL$ ! SEAS ( CORN1 & BLOSSOM+ FIELDS ( NODD+ BLOOM2 & FL[]-FLIES ON !IR HOV]+ W+S W5T FLICK]+ UP & D[N4 ,& ! QUICK SPR+ ( LI!-LIMB$ ?+S W5T SCATT]+ DEW ACROSS ! SUN2 & S++ /REAMS W5T %9+ D[N ! ROCKS1 SPREAD+ BRI<T VEILS UPON ! CRAGS4 

,H]E 9 MY BRA91 MY SIL5T UNREVEAL+ BRA91 W]E ! EYES ,I LOV$1 ! LIPS ,I D>$ NOT KISS1 ! SCULPTUR$ HEADS & T5DRIL$ HAIR4 ,!Y W]E H]E ALWAYS 9 MY WOND]-H\SE1 MY H\SE ( ,BEAUTY1 ! TEMPLE ( MY GOD4 ,I %UT ! DOOR ON COMMON LIFE & WOR%IP$ H]E4 ,& NO BRI<T1 LIV+1 FLY+ ?+1 9 :OSE BODY ,BEAUTY DWELLS AS GUE/1 CAN GUESS ! EC/ATIC JOY ( A BR[N1 SIL5T CREATURE1 A TOAD-?+1 SQUATT+ ON ! %AD[$ GR\ND1 SELF-BLOTT$1 MOTIONLESS1 ?RILL+ ) ! PRES5CE ( ,ALL-,BEAUTY1 ?\< IT HAS NO P>T !RE94 

,BUT ! GODS >E MANY4 ,& ONCE A /RANGE GOD CAME TO ME4 ,%>P UPON ! %AD[Y GR\ND HE /OOD1 & BECKON$ ME ) KNOTT$ F+]S4 ,!RE WAS NO BEAUTY 9 HIS LEAN FIGURE & SUNK5 *EEKS2 BUT UP & D[N ! MUSCLES RAN LIKE SNAKES B5EA? HIS SK91 & HIS D>K EYES HAD SOMB] FIRES 9 !M4 ,& AS ,I LOOK$ AT HIM1 ,I FELT ! LEAP ( PRISON$ =CES 9 MYSELF1 9 ! E>?1 9 ! AIR1 9 ! SUN2 ALL ?ROBB$ ) ! PULSE ( ! WILD GOD'S HE>T4 ,BEAUTY VANI%$ FROM MY WOND]-H\SE2 & :]E HIS IMAGES HAD BE5 ,I HE>D ! CLANG & RO> ( MA*9]Y1 ! =G+ ( L9KS ?AT /RET*$ TO ! SUN1 *A9S = ! TIDES1 *A9S = ! W9DS2 & CURI\S LI<TS W5T %9+ ?R\< ?ICK WALLS AS ?R\< AIR1 & D[N ?R\< ! %ELL ( ! WORLD ITSELF1 TO ! GREAT FURNACES )94 ,9TO ?OSE SEE?+ DEP?S1 ! GOD'S EYES PE]$1 SMIL+ & TRIUMPH+2 !N ) AN UP-GLANCE AT ! SKY & A WA/E-GLANCE AT ME1 HE /RODE (F4 

,?IS IS MY GREAT S91 = :I* !RE IS NO P>DON3 ,I FOLL[$ HIM1 ! RUDE GOD ,5]GY2 FOLL[$ HIM1 & 9 ?AT AB&ON$ MOM5T SWORE TO BE QUIT ( ,BEAUTY1 :I* HAD GIV5 ME NO?+1 & TO BE WOR%IP] ( HIM TO :OM ,I WAS AK91 UGLY BUT S9U\S1 RESOLUTE1 D>+1 DEFIANT1 MAK] & BREAK] ( ?+S1 REM\LD] ( ! WORLD4 ,I FOLL[$ HIM1 ,I W\LD HAVE RUN ABREA/ ) HIM2 ,I LOV$ HIM1 NOT ) ?AT /ILL EC/ASY ( FLOOD+ JOY :]E) MY [N GOD FILL$ ME ( OLD1 BUT ) IMPETU\S1 EAG] FIRES1 ?AT BURN$ & BEAT ?R\< ALL ! BLOOD-?READS ( ME4 0,I LOVE Y\1 LOVE ME BACK10 ,I CRI$1 & W\LD HAVE FLUNG MYSELF UPON HIS NECK4 ,!N HE TURN$ ON ME ) A RU?LESS BL[1 & FL$ AWAY OV] ! WORLD1 LEAV+ ME CRIPPL$1 /RICK51 P[]LESS1 A FI]CE PA9 DRIV+ ?R\< MY VE9S--GU/S ( PA96--,& ,I CREPT BACK 9TO MY OLD CAV]N1 /UMBL+1 BL9D & DEAF1 ONLY = ! HAUNT+ VISION ( MY %AME & ! RU%+ S\ND ( FEV]$ BLOOD4 

,! PA9 IS GONE4 ,I SEE AGA92 ,I C>E NO MORE = ! TAUNT & BL[ ( ?AT FI]CE GOD :O WAS NEV] M9E4 ,BUT 9 MY WOND]-H\SE IT IS ALL /ILL & B>E2 NO IMAGE L+]S ON ! BLANK MIRRORS ANY MORE4 ,NO S++ BELL FLOATS 9 ! E*OLESS DOME4 ,=MS RISE & PASS2 BUT NEI!R M\NTA9 CURVE NOR S& NOR SEA1 NOR %IV]+ RIV]1 NOR ! FACES ( ! FL[]S1 NOR FL[]+ FACES ( MY GOD'S BELOV$1 T\* AU<T )9 ME N[4 ,NOT ONE POOR ?RILL ( VAGUE DELI<T = ME1 :O FELT ! GLORY ( ! />S )9 MY F+] TIPS4 ,IT SLIPS PA/ ME LIKE WAT]4 ,BR[N )\T & CLAY )96 ,NO WOND] N[ BEH9D ! UGLY WALL2 AN EMPTY TEMPLE6 ,I CANNOT WOR%IP1 ,I CANNOT LOVE1 ,I CANNOT C>E4 ,ALL MY LIFE-S]VICE IS UNWEI<$ AGA9/ ?AT FAI?LESS H\R ( MY =SWE>+4 

,IT IS JU/2 IT IS ! ,LAW2 ,I AM =SWORN1 & ! GODS HAVE GIV5 ME ! ,REW>D ( ,AN ,APO/ATE4 

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