Death & Dying
Identity
From An American Anthology, 1787–1900, ed. Edmund Clarence Stedman (1900)
Death & Dying
Somewhere—in desolate wind-swept space—
In Twilight-land—in No-man's-land—
Two hurrying Shapes met face to face,
And bade each other stand.
"And who are you?" cried one a-gape,
Shuddering in the gloaming light.
"I know not," said the second Shape,
"I only died last night!"
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Aldrich, Thomas Bailey. “Identity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/aldrich_tb/18/.
Chicago
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey. “Identity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/aldrich_tb/18/.
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