Genre(s): African-American, Beats
Period: 1960s to the present
Lines: (from “Western Front”)
My intentions are colors. I’m filled with
color, every tint you think of lends to mine
my mind is full of color, hard muscle streaks,
or soft glow round exactness registration. All earth
heaven things, hell things, in colors circulate
a wild blood train, turn litmus like a bible coat, … Read more »
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