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![]() ![]() ![]() ‘ Ego Tripping (there may be a reason why)’. That quilt will then keep a child or a lonely old person warm. Starting with this simple simile, Giovanni then develops the metaphor, with her speaking expressing the wish that part of her will survive after she has ceased to be, like a square cut out of the tablecloth and woven into a quilt. This is a poem about failure, or at least perceived failure, in life: the speaker likens herself to a faded and worn-out tablecloth, which can no longer cover the table where families gather to eat together. ![]()
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