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BODY MY HOUSE

MY HORSE MY HOUND

WHAT WILL I DO

WHEN YOU ARE FALLEN

MAY SWENSON, “QUESTION”

THERE ARE WORSE THINGS THAN HAVING BEHAVED FOOLISHLY IN PUBLIC.

THERE ARE WORSE THINGS THAN THESE MINIATURE BETRAYALS,

COMMITTED OR ENDURED OR SUSPECTED; THERE ARE WORSE THINGS

THAN NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP FOR THINKING ABOUT THEM.

IT IS 5 AM. ALL THE WORSE THINGS COME STALKLNG IN

AND STAND ICILY ABOUT THE BED LOOKLNG WORSE AND WORSE

AND WORSE.

FLEUR ADCOCK, “THINGS”