I do not know how
they have aged so well
having to carry such
obnoxious facades
outlining the garments
of their sleeves
every night, wondering
if it's too small or too large
succumbing
to the thought of misfits,
with the color they have
grown weary of
dark times
that made them feeble;
enough to make them grow
lips that sparks war
telos or end;
to finally defend that
black cats are not bad omens
and so are black people
Oct 16, 2020
Oct 16, 2020 at 10:42 AM UTC
I do not know how
they have aged so well
having to carry such
obnoxious facades
outlining the garments
of their sleeves
every night, wondering
if it's too small or too large
succumbing
to the thought of misfits,
with the color they have
grown weary of
dark times
that made them feeble;
enough to make them grow
lips that sparks war
telos or end;
to finally defend that
black cats are not bad omens
and so are black people
If Beale Street Could Talk
Novel (1974)
by James Baldwin
