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The most pathetic thing I do

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The most pathetic thing I do by Emily Dickinson

 The most pathetic thing I do
Is play I hear from you --
I make believe until my Heart
Almost believes it too
But when I break it with the news
You knew it was not true
I wish I had not broken it --
Goliah -- so would you --

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