Death & Dying
For a Mouthy Woman
From Color (1925)
Death & Dying
God and the devil still are wrangling
Which should have her, which repel;
God wants no discord in his heaven;
Satan has enough in hell.
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MLA
Cullen, Countee. “For a Mouthy Woman.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/36/.
Chicago
Cullen, Countee. “For a Mouthy Woman.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/36/.
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