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IF I SHOULD (TO CLARK KENT) by LUCILLE CLIFTON

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: ENTER THE DARKEST ROOM
Last Line: AFTER ME, LEAPING TALL BUILDINGS? / YOU?
Subject(s): FAMILY LIFE; SUPERMAN;

Full Poem Text Available at
https://poetry.princeton.edu/2008/04/06/two-poems-by-lucille-clifton/



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