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“The Hero” by John Ashbery 🇺🇸 (28 Jul 1927 – 3 Sep 2017)
Whose face is this
So stiff against the blue trees,
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Lifted to the future
Because there is no end?
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But that has faded
Like flowers, like the first days
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Of good conduct. Visit
The strong man. Pinch him—
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There is no end to his
Dislike, the accurate one.