You, the sought for; I, the seeker; this, the search: And e… - Kenneth Patchen

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You, the sought for; I, the seeker; this, the search: And each is the mission of all.<p> For greatness is only the drayhorse that coaxes The built cart out; and where we go is reason. But genius is an enormous littleness, a trickling Of heart that covers alike the hare and the hunter.

Kenneth Patchen

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Kenneth Patchen (13 December 1911 – 8 January 1972) was an American poet and painter.

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You, the woman; I, the man; this, the world: And each is the work of all.

To leave the earth was my wish, and no will stayed my rising.
Early, before sun had filled the roads with carts
Conveying folk to weddings and to murders;
Before men left their selves of sleep, to wander
In the dark of the world like whipped beasts.

The animal I wanted
Couldn't get into the world...
I can hear it crying
When I sit like this away from life.

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