Classic and Contemporary Poetry

SAFETY by MEI-MEI BERSSENBRUGGE

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First Line: INCREASINGLY IN OUR WORLD, FORGIVENESS IS ASKED FOR, GRANTED, WITHHELD,
Last Line: covered with sight as with gauze, light surface with which I wrap you, light trampoline

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