I'd like to nominate this, by Anne Stevenson. So much more than the sum of its parts...
Divorcing
After Gertrude Stein
I am I because my little dog knows me.
We are we because our little dog knows us.
I am I, but my little dog knows you.
You are you, but your little dog knows me.
I am I. You are you.
Poor little dog. Poor little dog.
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