Which lines from the poem “Facing It” best communicate the author’s internal conflict to the reader?
A
I said I wouldn’t,dammit: No tears. I’m stone. I’m flesh.(lines 3-5)B
My clouded reflection eyes melike a bird of prey, the profile of nightslanted against morning. (lines 6-8)C
I go down the 58,022 names, half-expecting to findmy own in letters like smoke.(lines 14-16)D
A white vet’s image floatscloser to me, then his pale eyeslook through mine. I’m a window.(lines 25-27)