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And her five cities, like teeming sores,
Each drains her: a vast parasite robber-state
Where second-hand Europeans pullulate
Timidly on the edge of alien shores.
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Adam had learned the jolly deed of kind:
He took her in his arms and there and then
Like the clean beasts, embracing from behind,
Began in joy to found the breed of men.
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Quaking muscles in the act of birth,
Between her legs a pigmy face appear,
And the first murderer lay upon the earth.
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Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'.
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Born:
July 21, 1907
Died:
July 13, 2000
(aged 92)
Bio:
Alec Derwent Hope was an Australian poet and essayist known for his satirical slant. He was also a critic, teacher and academic.
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