Question

which lines from the poem \facing it\ best communicate the authors internal conflict to the reader? i said i wouldnt, dammit: no tears. im stone. im flesh. (lines 3 - 5) my clouded reflection eyes me like a bird of prey, the profile of night slanted against morning. (lines 6 - 8) i go down the 58,022 names, half - expecting to find my own in letters like smoke. (lines 14 - 16) a white vets image floats closer to me, then his pale eyes look through mine. im a window. (lines 25 - 27)

Explanation:

The lines "I said I wouldn't, dammit: No tears. I'm stone. I'm flesh." show the author's internal conflict between being stoic (stone - no tears) and being emotional (flesh - capable of crying).

Answer:

I said I wouldn't,
dammit: No tears.
I'm stone. I'm flesh.
(lines 3 - 5)