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Perhaps you think me stooping

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Perhaps you think me stooping by Emily Dickinson

 Perhaps you think me stooping
I'm not ashamed of that
Christ -- stooped until He touched the Grave --
Do those at Sacrament

Commemorative Dishonor
Or love annealed of love
Until it bend as low as Death
Redignified, above?

Form: Free verse

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