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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

Married

Florence Kiper Frank

From “Women”
Studies in the Erotic Emotion

“I HAD sought you, seeking her.

You were lost; she was near.

Oh, believe this of me, dear!”

“Men are queer.

Love’s a twisted, bitter thing.

I must cling

To some inner fact of trust:

I’ve your child here. I must

Say it to my sickening youth,

‘It’s the truth!’”

“Dust and shame are on my head!”

“Quiet now! Let’s go to bed.”