Death & Dying
For a Cynic
From Color (1925)
Death & Dying
Birth is a crime
All men commit;
Life gives them time
To atone for it;
Death ends the rhyme
As the price for it.
Cite this poem
MLA
Cullen, Countee. “For a Cynic.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/26/.
Chicago
Cullen, Countee. “For a Cynic.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/26/.
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