Silence is a sounding thing, To one who listens hungrily

— Gwendolyn B. Bennett

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I want to hear the chanting Around a heathen fire Of a strange black race.

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I want to feel the surging Of my sad people's soul Hidden by a minstrel-smile.

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All eager-lipped I kissed the mouth of Death.

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