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Back to the Primitive

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Darker Moods
SectionPoetry for Friends

Opening lines

The world goes back to the primitive, yea,You’d stare in wonder at each young whore.Oh, Mother Eve, could you come todayAnd see the fools that your great womb bore.

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Characters in this Work

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Evelegendary woman contrasted with Lilith in “Lilith”1 textual state

Publication appearances

The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Volume One: 1923-1929REH Foundation PressJune 2007↗The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard Volume ThreeREH Foundation PressNovember 2022↗