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BIRTHDAY (AUTOBIOGRAPHY), by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Seventy years ago my mother labored to bear me,
Last Line: Swim in my blood and distort my thought but the old man's welcome
Subject(s): Birthdays; Self; Parents; Parenthood




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