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THE ETA by JANET B. MONTGOMERY MCGOVERN

First Line: WHEN I TOLD YOU I WAS AN ETA I SAW YOU START
Last Line: OR SO YOU THOUGHT.
Subject(s): JAPAN; KINDNESS; SOCIAL CLASSES; JAPANESE; CASTE;

WHEN I told you I was an Eta I saw you start.
Though you are kind, I know you cannot forget.
Your kindness hurts.
I see always the bridge by which I told you.
In its shadow you hid your face,
So that I might not see you start.
Or so you thought.



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