De Profundis Poem by Dorothy Parker

De Profundis

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Oh, is it, then, Utopian
To hope that I may meet a man
Who'll not relate, in accents suave,
The tales of girls he used to have?

Dorothy Parker
Monday, January 13, 2003
Topic(s) of this poem: hope
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Babatunde Aremu 23 October 2015

Yes, its not Utopian. It could be a reality if you search well. Nice poem, I like it.

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Edward Kofi Louis 23 October 2015

Life is always with the past. Nice piece.

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Rahman Henry 23 October 2015

Extraordinary, a profund poem.

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