Ted Berrigan (15 November 1934 – 4 July 1983 / Providence, Rhode Island)
Poems by Ted Berrigan : 9 / 24
It's Important
It's important not
to back out
of the mirror:
You will be great, but
You will be queer
It's a complication.
Ted Berrigan
Submitted: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Poems by Ted Berrigan : 9 / 24
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