“great men burn bridges before they come to them”

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E.E. Cummings 208
American poet 1894–1962

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Context: Crossing that bridge,
With lessons I've learned.
Playing with fire,
And not getting burned.
I may not know what you're going through.
But time is the space,
Between me and you.
Life carries on... it goes on.

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