…for the caged bird
sings of freedom.
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: defiance, freedom, gender, Maya Angelou, poignant, race
I doubt not God is good, well-meaning, kind,
And did He stoop to quibble could tell why
The little buried mole continues blind…
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: Countee Cullen, race, religion, social commentary, sonnet
I’m A Fool To Love You 0
Some folks will tell you the blues is a woman,
Some type of supernatural creature.
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: Cornelius Eady, gender, melancholy, music, race, social commentary, unsettling