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EVERYWOMAN by ANNETTE PATTON CORNELL

First Line: YOU WERE THE BRIDGE, BELOVED
Last Line: HOW SHALL I REST?

You were the bridge, beloved,
by which I spanned
chasm and swirling stream.
You: a new land.

I was the pioneer
lured by a dream.

You were the open road
where I walked free.
You were the hedge of thorn
sheltering me.

Cursed is the dream and dear
thorn flowers adorn.

You are the barrier
I cannot scale,
making return and quest
of no avail.

There is nowhere but here --
How shall I rest?



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