His Wedded Wife Poem by Rudyard Kipling

His Wedded Wife

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Cry "Murder" in the market-place, and each
Will turn upon his neighbour anxious eyes
Asking: "Art thou the man?" We hunted Cain
Some centuries ago across the world.
This bred the fear our own misdeeds maintain
To-day.

Rudyard Kipling
Friday, January 3, 2003
Topic(s) of this poem: fear,murder
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