Sharon Olds poem about breasts: “it is something our species does, isn’t it, we take what we can.” “it is forbidden to love where we are not loved.” “is consent the sweetest word? it has a ___ in it. a girls own spiral universe.” -- Ode With a Silence In It. Sharon O. “in the ordinary cowardice and self interest of my flesh.” [[Meeting a Stranger]] Gary…
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