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STUPID MEDITATION ON PEACE by ROBERT PINSKY

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First Line: INSOMNIAC MONKEY-MIND PONDERS THE DOVE,
Last Line: Who fires his shit in handfuls from his cage
Subject(s): SEX ROLE; MONKEYS; PEACE; BREAST FEEDING; RELATIONSHIPS; NURSING (INFANTS);

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