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I\u2019m more beautiful than you!\u201d I return<br \/>\nto our shining reflection.<br \/>\nHe straightens, stands taller than I, thrusts back his shoulders \u2013<br \/>\n\u201cNo! I\u2019m more beautiful than you!\u201d he laughs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">With words, I arouse his spirit.<br \/>\nThrough our reflection<br \/>\nI arouse his desire.<br \/>\nThe high wheat conceals the place of our passion.<br \/>\nThe high wheat conceals the place I conceive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;\">I feel my fetus kick,<br \/>\nI finger my brass mirror.<br \/>\nLittle do I dream<br \/>\nthat it will one day fashion the sacred laver<br \/>\nat the entrance to the Sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr; text-align: right;\">from Ruth Fogelman\u2019s book, <em>Cradled in God\u2019s Arms<\/em><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":103404,"id":103404,"title":"-6240a6228efc1--6240a6228efc2gen36-mirror responsibile 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