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Simic,
Charles
. Serbian-American poet; 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry US Poet Laureate 2007–2008
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Poem Without A Title
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Written by:
Charles
Simic
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I say to the lead
Why did you let yourself
Be cast into a bullet?
Have you forgotten the alchemists?
Have you given up hope
In turning into gold?
Nobody answers.
Lead. Bullet. With names
Such as these
The sleep is deep and long.
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