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A child, then a man, now a feather / Passing through a furious fire / Called time.
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You are reduced / To the after-sorrow / That will last my lifetime. The hair-tearing / Grief of the mother / Whose child has been swept away.
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To say you loved a person. / To say that person no longer exists. / A tragic flawed fate going on and on and on.
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Why are you not where you belong? / A black hat on a hook says nothing. / Ashes mirror ashes / In a mirroring window.
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Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'.
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Born:
October 22, 1946
(age 78)
Bio:
Mary Jo Bang is an American poet.
Known for:
The Last Two Seconds: Poems (2015)
Louise in love (2001)
Apology for want (1997)
Elegy (2007)
The eye like a strange balloon (2004)
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