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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THIN COMMAND, by HORTENSE KING FLEXNER
First Line: The cut in the aged finger heals
Last Line: When the injury is the soul.
Subject(s): Bodies; Pain; Suffering; Misery
First Line: The cut in the aged finger heals
Last Line: When the injury is the soul.
Subject(s): Bodies; Pain; Suffering; Misery
The cut in the aged finger heals,
Mechanic blood, quick to repair,
Draws tight the juiceless skin and seals
The unimportant tear.
But the unhindered breach within,
No steady toil of cell makes whole,
The body's old command rings thin,
When the injury is the soul.
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