Veronika

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She has a single-mindedness about her man,

Along with the other desirable elements,

Fullness, firmness, wide swaying hips, youth —

Wraps him in the same embrace,

Lips seeking the same longing,

Sensing the same ambivalence.

2.

She sings the duet,

Dances the tango,

Every beginning with the usual hope,

Every intermission with the usual doubts,

Every end with the usual disappointment,

All with the usual fervor.