Then you hold life like a face
between your palms, a plain face,
no charming smile, no violet eyes,
and you say, yes, I will take you
I will love you, again.

Ellen Bass, from “The Thing Is”
#ellen bass  #the thing is  #poetry  #lit  
Posted by leopoldgursky
∞  February 01, 2012
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