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Ntozake Shange

“lady in red but if you’ve been seen in public wit him danced one dance kissed him good-bye lightly lady in purple wit closed mouth lady in blue pressin charges will be as hard as keepin yr legs closed while five fools try to run a train on you lady in red these men friends of ours who smile nice stay employed and take us out to dinner lady in purple lock the door behind you lady in blue wit fist in face to fuck lady in red who make elaborate mediterranean dinners & let the art ensemble carry all ethical burdens while they invite a coupla friends over to have you are sufferin from latent rapist bravado & we are left wit the scars lady”

Ntozake Shange, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
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for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf by Ntozake Shange
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