Death & Dying
For a Philosopher
From Color (1925)
Death & Dying
Here lies one who tried to solve
The riddle of being and breath:
The wee blind mole that gnaws his bones
Tells him the answer is death.
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MLA
Cullen, Countee. “For a Philosopher.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/37/.
Chicago
Cullen, Countee. “For a Philosopher.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/37/.
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