“i have found
the face
of story
lying again.
i’m tired.
i’m a moth
on sunday.
i’m rain
looking
for a cup’s
crippled rim…”

Source: Excerpt from his poem “declaration” https://poets.org/poem/declaration

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American writer 1968–1999

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