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CHEESE by GERALD STERN

Poet Analysis

First Line: AND THOSE WHO LIVE ON GOVERNMENT CHEESE AND CARRY IT
Last Line: ah cheese, with worms, what's going on, Abe Lincoln?
Subject(s): WELFARE; SOCIAL COMMENTARIES;
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