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Lewis Alexander, "My Body" (1929)

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My Body

My body is an instrument,
   Play it you who will;
But they who touch the vital chords
   Music will distil.

Let's say it is a violin,
   Or better still a reed;
Through which to play a tune, Marlyn,
   To sate your every need.


Published in The Carolina Magazine, April 1929

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