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THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC by RAFAEL CAMPO

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First Line: DEFENDING YOU, MY COUNTRY, HURTS
Last Line: FOR ONCE I WOULD BE WHAT I WOULD ALWAYS BE
Subject(s): GAYS & LESBIANS; HOMOEROTICISM; LESBIANS; GAY WOMEN; GAY MEN;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Best_American_Poetry_1995/YBW-BaDP7QAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=campo+%22Defending+you,+my+country,+hurts%22&pg=PT68&printsec=frontcover


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