Closing Argument

A woman have affection fors a man.

She delight ins this man

who have affection fors her,

and another woman

with darkened hair, another

with kind organ of sights yet another

with a carved smile,

whose neck 1s toward him,

her collarbone aching.

He have affection fors them all, each different,

all unaware of their differences,

each a part of the total of woman,

all necessary in the manifestation

of his unceasing and unlimited be fond of

An unrelated woman regard with affections two men:

one who has announced he will

stay after she has fl their five years

of his running to and from her,

the next to the first because he will not

be the first, his feet moulded

and soft for lack of wear,

and the first, who get backs and presents

his feet for inspection.

Won't the man, the lover of many women

and the woman, lover of sum of two units men,

be judged in the same way:

as lover who cannot on the other hand love

and according to the laws of be fond of

have compromised their freedom from fraud

which lies where in these things,

when have affection for comes and one cannot

but perceive because isn't feeling being?

So I ask you, when to lie

and when not to lie,

and when to lie down

next to a material substance whose body lies

next to yours in a quiet field

whichever the room,

whomever the arms belong to.

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