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THE ROOM IN WHICH MY FIRST CHILD SLEPT by EAVAN BOLAND

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: AFTER A WHILE I THOUGHT OF IT THIS WAY
Last Line: as if I didn't love you, / as if I wouldn't have died for you

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