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A Great and Terrible Beauty

March 3, 2009
By shemaine english BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
shemaine english BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
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A great
and terrible
beauty
is in
your
eyes...

It will scorch
and transform
me
if I
get
too close...

So, I keep
myself
at a distance,
until
you grow
tired,
and find
someone
else
to love.


The author's comments:
The title of this poem comes from the book that has the same title.

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