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Read the following stanza from Audre Lorde's poem "Hanging Fire" and answer the question.
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I am fourteen
and my skin has betrayed me
the boy I cannot live without
still sucks his thumb
in secret
how come my knees are
always so ashy
what if I die
before morning
and momma's in the bedroom
with the door closed.
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What of the following is a symbol for separation and disconnection?
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her knees
the closed door
the morning
the secret