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what if john berryman wrote love songs?
IV.

if john berryman wrote love songs
he'd ask the question
how many giants must be cast out
before dylan thomas can be named a saint?
flecks of smoke  flying from his beard
sparking the hills of swansea

if john berryman wrote love songs
they would be for his children 
paul, martha, and sarah
and other with chris 
he never claimed
like his father before him
following the family tradition
only another pitcher of martinis
for henry	  screaming
stop in the name of love
just quit	  while you're ahead 

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