"But I felt: you are an I, 
you are an Elizabeth, 
you are one of them."
 
This poem is a story...in which a hot waiting room and a National Geographic magazine provoke a little girl's painful recognition of herself. 
 
"In The Waiting Room" by Elizabeth Bishop

"But I felt: you are an I, you are an Elizabeth, you are one of them." This poem is a story...in which a hot waiting room and a National Geographic magazine provoke a little girl's painful recognition of herself. "In The Waiting Room" by Elizabeth Bishop

"But I felt: you are an I, 
you are an&nbsp;Elizabeth, 
you are one of&nbsp;them."
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This poem is a story...in which a hot waiting room and a National Geographic magazine provoke a little girl's painful recognition of herself.&nbsp;
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"In The Waiting Room" by Elizabeth Bishop

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