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Emily Gray (Free verse) by Enkidu
Who killed Emily Gray?
In the night
Where far be found
A light to guide her?
Smoky beasts curling;
Moaning remorseful
To the pleasure of her
Dead ears and eyes.
What foe did have her
Shaking beneath herself?
Whispering dangerous in
Happy devils' cloistered homes?
Emily Gray,
Slight as she was,
With nothing so much
as vanity to defend her.
What angel,
Callous and mean,
Hath stolen away a beauty
Fairer even in degradation?
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