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What I Believe, with Four Final Words from Li-Young Lee
- Southern Illinois University Press
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WhatIBelieve,withFourFinalWordsfromLi-YoungLee Ibelievethereisnofreedom butthekitewilltugatthestringanyway. Ibelieveintheditchbutalsothecattail andthered-wingedblackbird,thebody balancedandbobbingonastem. Ibelievethereisalwaysbirdsong butnoonehearsitallthetime; Ibelievesometimesthereisnosong— Ibelieveweexisttosubvertwhatwebelieve. Ibelieveintheferalcattenseonitshaunches, thesoftpleasureofitselectricfur. Ibelievewhenthelightsgoout,andtheywill, thewatersofNiagarastillpound. Ibelievelovers,evenwhentheyareafraid, makegooduseofthedark. Ibelieveinthebodaciousmind—thefear, theexhilaration,thetenacity.Andthebruises. Ibelieveakisswillnotmakeitallbetter butmightmakeitworthwhile. Ibelieveinthelocomotiveengineofthepast, itsheft,itspower,theshadowitcasts. Ibelieveinthehairball,andotherreasons forambivalence. Ibelieveindisparity—theGrandCanyon andthepapercut. Ibelieveinactsoffreewill,themindinfreefall. Ibelieveeverymomentismanifold. ...