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I Was Once a Boy

I was once a boy,
listened to Socrates under porticoes—
my bosom friend, my love,
possessed the most beautiful torso in Athens.

Then, Caesar. And a shimmering world
of marble—I, the last of my line,
and for a bride, I chose
my proud sister.

Rose-wreathed, wine-soaked, crazed with pleasure,
I heard in the waning hours of the night
of the weakling from Nazareth
and of the wild exploits of the Jews.

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from Yiddish Songs from the Poetry of Anna Margolin, released December 4, 2018
Lyrics Anna Margolin, vocal arrangement E. A. Katz

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