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The Breather

In the following poem, read first for understanding and then to analyze. You must add TWO comments to the discussion. You may either try to paraphrase the poem or explain what is happening. Or you may analyze by interpreting the author's word choice, sentence structure, stanza breaks, or literary devices (metaphors, allusions, imagery, etc.) .

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The Breather

by Billy Collins

Just as in the horror movies
 when someone discovers that the phone calls
 are coming from inside the house

so too, I realized
 that our tender overlapping
 has been taking place only inside me.

All that sweetness, the love and desire—
 it’s just been me dialing myself
 then following the ringing to another room

to find no one on the line,
 well, sometimes a little breathing
 but more often than not, nothing.

To think that all this time—
 which would include the boat rides,
 the airport embraces, and all the drinks—

it’s been only me and the two telephones,
 the one on the wall in the kitchen
 and the extension in the darkened guest room upstairs.

DMU Timestamp: April 20, 2020 22:34





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