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Mary, Mother of Christ by Countee Cullen
12022-01-08T09:30:00-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e12132plain2022-01-08T09:30:18-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1That night she felt those searching hands Grip deep upon her breast, She laughed and sang a silly tune To lull her babe to rest;
That night she kissed his coral lips How could she know the rest?
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12022-01-08T09:46:54-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1Countee Cullen, "Color" (full text) (1925)Amardeep Singh8Full text of book of poetry published by Countee Cullen, 1925plain2022-08-03T16:23:59-04:0001/01/1925Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1