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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HELPLESS, by CHARLES HARPER WEBB Poet's Biography
First Line: The word is a lead blanket on my son
Last Line: You might give a desperate cry, and a goddess, %her breasts full of milk, might come
Subject(s): Babies
First Line: The word is a lead blanket on my son
Last Line: You might give a desperate cry, and a goddess, %her breasts full of milk, might come
Subject(s): Babies
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