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Now I'm a black mother, Lord I knows that now, Black and burnin in these burnin times. I can't hold my peace cause peace ain't fit to mention When they's fightin right here in our streets Like dogs—mongrel dogs and hill cats.
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Sorrow is the only faithful one:
The lone companion clinging like a season
To its original skin no matter what the variations.
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Oh my boy: Jesus
my first and only son.
Rock on my breast
my first and only one.
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I'm so black they call me nighttime
When I walk along everyone looks for stars.
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It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
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Owen Dodson
Born:
November 28, 1914
Died:
June 21, 1983
(aged 68)
Bio:
Owen Vincent Dodson was an American poet, novelist, and playwright. He was one of the leading African-American poets of his time, associated with the generation of black poets following the Harlem Renaissance.
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