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Kathleen Hobbs's avatar

Sad

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Liz Gauffreau's avatar

A heartbreaking poem. My heart goes out to the speaker.

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Kate Morgan Reade's avatar

Absolutely. I heard this poem read on NPR more than 20 years ago while driving, and had to pull over. I have since bought more of Sharon Olds’ books and read many of her poems.

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