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Americans
are
obsessed
with
digging
out
a
meaning
first
time
through
a
poem
If
not
found
it
is
thrown
out
for
no
good
or
too
complicated
What's
wrong
with
"only"
having
emotional
response
with
poem
each
of
us
poet
or
not
remembers
longer
feelings
about
something
than
meaning

from After I'm Dead, Will My Life Begin? Copyright © James Humphrey Trust