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| I take the hymn that slew and slept I take the verse with all its blast I break my voice on its dry tell losing within the darkest path I take the voice where all it stands I loose the chains and burning bands I rake my eyes all on the theatre whereon my verse�s curse is passed I move to make the stone it calls adew with men�s hard hands laid break up the sound I cry too hard break up the sounds that break me bare I cry that these harsh words rebound I cry to hold my clear thoughts bare I move across strewn theatre to keep my lot my wits attended I bridge the lot and cross my beading hands I cross the bridge and let my mind blow bare I seize the strands of my coursing hair then I stand araged in that torn theatre I stand araged there with my thoughts ascatter there undone where stars have fallen |
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