The hospital bulked darkly in the darkness.

William T. Vollmann
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Describe an intense feeling or emotion. This is a very intense poem. It describes how the hospital looks on the outside, but it also describes what is inside of the hospital, of course. The hospital is one of the darkest places in the world. It's full of many different emotions.

Source: Poor People

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