![[POEM] cruelty. don't talk to me about cruelty by Lucille Clifton](https://preview.redd.it/lhqbhln1ljuh1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=c5eb59a5fef6f214930e126c15ae7a3f59e03601)
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[POEM] cruelty. don't talk to me about cruelty by Lucille Clifton
u/travelsoapdish — 5 days ago
![[POEM] cruelty. don't talk to me about cruelty by Lucille Clifton](https://preview.redd.it/lhqbhln1ljuh1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=c5eb59a5fef6f214930e126c15ae7a3f59e03601)
Saw this one for the first time on this sub last year: hope someone else enjoys it as much as I do.
An excerpt from "Pale Fire," which I have started reading for the first time (also referenced in "Blade Runner 2049")