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THREE NIGHT SONGS: 3 by JAMES HARRISON

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE MASK RIDDLES ITSELF
Last Line: A MUSIC COMES TO THE POINT OF HORROR.
Subject(s): FEAR; MASKS; NIGHT; BEDTIME;

The mask riddles itself,
there's heat through the eye slits,
a noise of breathing,
the plaster around the mouth is wet;
and the dark takes no effort,
dark against deeper dark,
the mask dissembles,
a music comes to the point of horror.



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