Look for me
where I learned to look for myself,
in my ring of attempts
in the light of a sinking candle.
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Amusing poem, so well written I enjoyed every word of it.... Self-portrait as a young man? Ignorant, egotistical, clever young man. Who could know then what I'd be in years to come? Or what eventually did or must happen? ..10 on 10.
This is delightful! Anne Stevenson's imagination knows no bounds! And we are all wealthier for it!