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SELF-PORTRAIT by ROBERT CREELEY

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First Line: HE WANTS TO BE/A BRUTAL OLD MAN
Last Line: His arms, his skin, / shrink daily. And / he loves, but hates equally
Subject(s): AGING; LOVE; HATE;
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