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THE BREAD ITSELF by DAVID IGNATOW

Poet Analysis

First Line: MOTHER, IN MY UNWANTED SUFFERING, I TURN TO YOU
Last Line: by your silence and acceptance of sorrow, / the bread itself
Subject(s): MOTHERS; PAIN; SUFFERING; MISERY;
Full Poem Text Available at
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