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For a Cynic by Countee Cullen
12022-01-08T09:03:42-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e12131plain2022-01-08T09:03:42-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Birth is a crime All men commit; Life gives them time To atone for it; Death ends the rhyme As the price for it.
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12022-01-08T09:46:54-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Countee Cullen, "Color" (full text) (1925)Amardeep Singh9Full text of book of poetry published by Countee Cullen, 1925plain2024-03-08T13:14:01-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1