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Grace Paley: “freedom has overtaken me”

Posted by matt on 12 May 2008

freedom has overtaken me     I
had run ahead of it for years
along an interesting
but narrow road     obeyed at least
half the rules imposed by
lovers children     a house a
political position     now out
of breath probably     I’m stuck
freedom has hold of my jacket
won’t let go     I am alone

Grace Paley (pub. 2008)

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