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So I find words I never thought to speak In streets I never thought I should revisit When I left my body on a distant shore.

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It will do you no harm to find yourself ridiculous. Resign yourself to be the fool you are. We must always take risks. That is our destiny.
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Destiny Fools Harm Ourselves Risk Yourself
You are the music while the music lasts.
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Last Music Yourself
I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, and I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker, and in short, I was afraid.
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Fear Greatness Moments Myself See
Time for you and time for me, And time yet for a hundred indecisions, And for a hundred visions and revisions, Before the taking of a toast and tea.
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Decision Time Vision Yourself
There’s no vocabulary For love within a family, love that’s lived in But not looked at, love within the light of which All else is seen, the love within which All other love finds speech. This love is silent.
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Deep Family Light Love See Silence Talk
Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.
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Growth Poet
Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions.
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Evil Goodness Intention People World
We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.
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End Ourselves Place Start Time Travel
The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink.
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Ink Literature Poet Purpose
Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.
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Communication Poetry Understand
Humor is also a way of saying something serious.
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Humor Serious
Of lovers whose bodies smell of each other Who think the same thoughts without need of speech
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Body Lover Need Talk Thinking True Love
Only by acceptance of the past, can you alter it
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Acceptance Past
We have lingered in the chambers of the sea By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown Till human voices wake us and we drown.
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Deep Dream Fantasy Girl Human Sea Voice Wake Up
April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.
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Death Desire Flower Memories Rain Season Spring
In my end is my beginning.
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Beginning End Myself

So I find words I never thought to speak In streets I never thought I should revisit When I left my body on a distant shore.

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