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FOR AL-TAYIB SALIH by KHALED MATTAWA

Poet Analysis

First Line: I COME HERE TO RETRIEVE A SHOE
Last Line: The gaurd says he has waited a long time for this / and starts to pour dirt over my body
Subject(s): MOORS (PEOPLE); ANCESTORS & ANCESTRY; SHOES; LOVE; SPAIN; HERITAGE; HEREDITY; BOOTS; SNEAKERS; SHOEMAKERS;
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