my spirit is too ancient to understand the separation of soul

Ntozake Shange

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we need a god who bleeds now
a god whose wounds are not
some small male vengeance
some pitiful concession to humility
a desert swept with dryin marrow in honor of the lord

we need a god who bleeds
spreads her lunar vulva

Ntozake Shange

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The slaves who were ourselves had known terror intimately, confused sunrise with pain,

Ntozake Shange

Tag: oppression slavery african-american-history

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i loved you on purpose
i was open on purpose
i still crave vulnerability

Ntozake Shange

Tag: poem-love-sorry-guilt

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i am really colored

Ntozake Shange

Tag: love poem hurt

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