Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY SEASONAL BODY, by CLARENCE MAJOR

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MY SEASONAL BODY, by CLARENCE MAJOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: For that whole year I was in the weight of myself

For that whole year I was in the weight of myself.
I was a hundred and fifty pounds of sadness

in a warm locality with sky and boats and sea.

I was solitary and lonely.

I was sixteen with holes in my head for eyes.
I was so so serious.

The weight of my young self was so heavy.
So heavy.

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98368-0271, www.cc.press.org

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