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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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noun

(usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.

“Writers often choose accommodation when discussing complex ideas.”

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YOUNG PROSTITUTE

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Langston Hughes·1901–1967·Harlem Renaissance
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er dark brown faceIs like a withered flowerOn a broken stem.Those kind come cheap in HarlemSo they say. TO A BLACK DANCER IN “THE LITTLE SAVOY” Wine-maidenOf the jazz-tuned night,LipsSweet as purple dew,BreastsLike the pillows of all sweet dreams,Who crushedThe grapes of joyAnd dripped their juiceOn you?
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