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Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.

Time the Hangman

William Carlos Williams

POOR old Abner, poor old white-haired nigger!

I remember when you were so strong

You hung yourself by a rope round the neck

In Doc Hollister’s barn to prove you could beat

The faker in the circus—and it didn’t choke you.

Now your face is in your hands, and your elbows

Are on your knees, and you are silent and broken.