Romance is the douche of the bourgeoisie. - David Berman

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Poetry feels like a country I visit without a passport, where I look around furtively, grab hold of something precious, and try to smuggle it back across the border. Any poem I get written down feels like contraband to me.

David Berman

Romance is the douche of the bourgeoisie.

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