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WHY CAN'T I BE by DAVID IGNATOW

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First Line: Why can’t I be an empty house falling into decay, unaware of myself?
Last Line: Shine upon me, sun, so that I become lit up like a sunbeam
Subject(s): SELF;
Full Poem Text Available at
http://davidfcooper.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/paris-review-david-ignatows-prose-poem-why-cant-i-be/


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