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The purpose of poetry is to remind us

how difficult it is to remain just one person,
how difficult it is to remain just one person,
how difficult it is to remain just one person,
for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors,
for our house is open, there are no keys in the doors,
and invisible guests come in and out at will. —Czesław Miłosz, translated by Lillian Vallee
and invisible guests come in and out at will.
—Czesław Miłosz, translated by Lillian Vallee

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