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THE ILLUSION by RUTH STONE

Poet Analysis

First Line: I AM NOT THE GENES AND THE GENES ARE NOT ME
Last Line: I AM THE SIMPLE SIEVE THAT DRINKS THE UNIVERSE.
Subject(s): SELF-CRITICISM; TWINS;
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