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Poem Details
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| Title: | Sonnet: "Outcast" |
| Author: | Ngoc Nguyen |
| Date Submitted: | 1/4/2018 |
| Email: | ngoc.m.nguyen@cox.net |
| Poem: |
Like Frankenstein I, too, am loathed to death; I walk this earth devoid of friend and hearth, devoid of joy from the time of my birth and from the first draw of my infant's breath. An outcast and a pariah among the friended, I exist without the mirth and glee of those born of more cheerful worth, esteem and prize — O would that I belong! Still, I am loved of my dear family and most loved friends, my books, and by my God and e'en by my most oft-read poetry. These things I cherish, honor, and must laud with gratitude and thanks religiously and be content as worms in blesséd sod.... |