Found Poem Comments

As best I can tell, this is a thoughtful found poem, one that will reward rereadings. The juxtaposition of metaphorically related lines (rather than logical continuity) carries one forward until the somewhat shocking end. BUT, please print the poem without the intrusion of the sources in parentheses after each line. Those make it almost impossible to read. If you want to share these sources with us, do so in a footnote or in your 'your' story of the poem. Much obliged.