Classic and Contemporary Poetry

WAIT by DAVID IGNATOW

Poet Analysis

First Line: I AM A MAN AND DO NOT KNOW WHY I WAS BORN.
Last Line: I AM PATIENT AND CAN WAIT
Subject(s): MORTALITY;

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