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THE DECEPTRICES by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

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First Line: BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT
Last Line: THE UNALTERABLE CONCLUSION
Subject(s): YOUTH;
Because they are not,
they paint their lips
and dress like whores.
Because they are uncertain,
they put on the bold
looks of experience.
This is their youth, too
soon gone, too soon
the unalterable conclusion.



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