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FAMILY ROMANCE, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Sister once of weeds & a dark water that held still
Last Line: I thought: why me, why her, & he knew it wouldn't last
Subject(s): Family Life; Marriage; Failure; Relatives; Weddings; Husbands; Wives




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