The Thing Is by Ellen Bass | Poetry Foundation
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- How can a body withstand this?
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
title: “The Thing Is by Ellen Bass | Poetry Foundation”
author: “poetryfoundation.org”
url: ”https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/151844/the-thing-is”
date: 2023-12-19
source: hypothesis
tags: media/articles
The Thing Is by Ellen Bass | Poetry Foundation
Metadata
Highlights
- How can a body withstand this?
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