1. Yusef Komunyakaa - Facing It
"I'm stone. ... Presented with this new double consciousness, Komunyakaa tries to incarnate the feeling of being torn between two identities by reminding himself that he has become one with the stone; he is stone- sturdy and vigilant. But he also realizes he can never compare physically with the stone memorial because he is still flesh- susceptible and mortal. Since he and the stone are united, he feels all of the emotional pain and anguish stemming from war that the monument cannot. ... He's lost his right arm inside the stone (26-29). ...
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