Hoping to fashion a mirror, the lover doth polish the face of his belo…

John Updike
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Hoping to fashion a mirror, the lover doth polish the face of his beloved until he produces a skull. ✨ John Updike (2012). Collected Poems, 1953-1993, p.85, Knopf
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Hoping to fashion a mirror, the lover doth polish the face of his beloved until he produces a skull. ✨ John Updike (2012). Collected Poems, 1953-1993, p.85, Knopf

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