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"I only know that a rook

Ordering its black feathers can so shine

As to seize my senses, haul

My eyelids up, and grant

A brief respite from fear

Of total neutrality."

How Sylvia wedges her words into these tiny slits of grace is a miracle itself.

And a song from the perspective of John? That ache is real. Waiting does seem like the greater sacrifice.

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