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RECONSTRUCTION by IRENE H. WILSON

First Line: I HEAR THE NOISY BREAKING SOUND
Last Line: WITH AN OPEN HEART, FORGET, JUST GIVE.
Subject(s): DESPAIR;
I hear the noisy breaking sound
Of ideals crashing around.
Felt once before and now again,
My heart stands still amid the din.
Knowing the depths of this despair --
O to run away, I know not where!
But you cannot turn your back upon
Ideals just because they're gone.
You must stay, rebuild, relive
With an open heart, forget, just give.



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