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SYMBOLIST MOVEMENT by HORTENSE KING FLEXNER

First Line: I AM FALLING THROUGH THE BRANCHES OF A TREE
Last Line: TO BREAK MY BONES.
Subject(s): EMPTINESS;
I am falling through the branches of a tree,
Slipping through leaves
That strike the back of my hands,
My wrists—my arms.
I shall grasp nothing.
But it is not unpleasant to know
There is no ground
To break my bones.



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