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Mayakovsky

Mayakovsky

A celebrated poem by Frank O'Hara

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    “All time favorite break up poem. I return to it frequently, even after I’ve been single for years. I find myself repeating “I mean, what do I?” and “perhaps I am myself again” over and over, just because it sounds nice. Frank O’Hara, “Mayakovsky” from Meditations in an Emergency”

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