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Poem: For the portrait of an African boy after the manner of Gauguin by Langston Hughes
12022-01-06T10:31:34-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e12132plain2022-01-14T09:38:58-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1All the tom-toms of the jungles beat in my blood, And all the wild hot moons of the jungles shine in my soul. I am afraid of this civilization-- So hard, So strong, So cold.