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Stephen Dunn
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Because with alarming accuracyshe’d been identifying patterns
I was unaware of—this tic, that
tendency, like the way I’ve mastered
the language of intimacy
in order to conceal how I felt—
I knew I was in danger
of being terribly understood.
© 2009, Stephen Dunn
From: Poetry, Vol. 193, No. 5, February
Publisher: Poetry, Chicago
From: Poetry, Vol. 193, No. 5, February
Publisher: Poetry, Chicago
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CONNUBIAL
Because with alarming accuracyshe’d been identifying patterns
I was unaware of—this tic, that
tendency, like the way I’ve mastered
the language of intimacy
in order to conceal how I felt—
I knew I was in danger
of being terribly understood.
From: Poetry, Vol. 193, No. 5, February
CONNUBIAL
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