Death & Dying
An Epitaph
From Copper Sun (1927)
Death & Dying
(For Amy Lowell)
She leans across a golden table,
Confronts God with an eye
Still puzzled by the standard label
All flesh bears: Made to die —
And questions Him if He is able
To reassure her why.
Cite this poem
MLA
Cullen, Countee. “An Epitaph.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/156/.
Chicago
Cullen, Countee. “An Epitaph.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/156/.
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