A Face
Marianne Moore
'I am NOT treacherous, callous,[well-a little], jealous, superstitious,
supercilious[maybe-maybenot], venomous, or absolutely hideous!':
..studying and studying its expression,
.......exasperated desperation
............though at no real impasse,
.............would gladly break the glass;
when love of order, ardour, uncircuitous simplicity,
with an expression of inquiry, are all one needs to be!
..Certain faces, a few, one or two--or one
.......face photographed by recollection--
............to my mind, to my sight,
.............must remain a deight!
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