Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IN TALK WITH A PROSTITUTE, by JAMES OPPENHEIM


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IN TALK WITH A PROSTITUTE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I am no sorrier for you than I am for myself
Last Line: Why should we pity each other here in the night?
Subject(s): Prostitution; Sympathy; Harlots; Whores; Brothels; Empathy


I AM no sorrier for you than I am for myself:
We are both human beings...
Alas! both of us have come through the gates of the dark
And thither return...
Why should we pity each other here in the night?





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