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THE LION FOR REAL by ALLEN GINSBERG

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First Line: I CAME HOME AND FOUND A LION IN MY LIVING ROOM
Last Line: Your starved and ancient Presence O Lord I wait in my room at your Mercy.
Subject(s): ANIMALS; GAYS & LESBIANS; LIONS; HOMOEROTICISM; LESBIANS; GAY WOMEN; GAY MEN;
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