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TESTIMONIAL (2). ATLANTIC SHORES by CLAUDIA RANKINE

Poet Analysis

First Line: IN THIS BED, A MAN ON HIS BACK, HIS EYES
Last Line: As all the hurt this world could give
Subject(s): DESPAIR; SELF;
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