To Certain Critics (Countee Cullen Poem)
Then call me traitor if you must, Shout reason and default! Say I betray a sacred trust Aching beyond this ...
Then call me traitor if you must, Shout reason and default! Say I betray a sacred trust Aching beyond this ...
"Lord, being dark," I said, "I cannot bear The further touch of earth, the scented air; Lord, being dark, forewilled ...
Dead men are wisest, for they know How far the roots of flowers go, How long a seed must rot ...
What is Africa to me: Copper sun or scarlet sea, Jungle star or jungle track, Strong bronzed men, or regal ...
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