(A reflection on Verse Two)
What uttered presumption!
One shadowy and insubstantial figure
Flitting past another
So certain of all but the dream
I dare say I think I know you?
The crunch of Eve’s apple in the pronouns
A hairsbreadth chasm
What unspeakable mystery!
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