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THE GENTLE MAN by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

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First Line: I FEEL THE CARESS OF MY OWN FINGERS
Last Line: OF THE KIND WOMEN I HAVE KNOWN.
I feel the caress of my own fingers
on my own neck as I place my collar
and think pityingly
of the kind women I have known.



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