Death & Dying
For a Fool
From Color (1925)
Death & Dying
On earth the wise man makes the rules,
And is the fool’s adviser,
But here the wise are as the fools,
(And no man is the wiser).
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MLA
Cullen, Countee. “For a Fool.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/39/.
Chicago
Cullen, Countee. “For a Fool.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/39/.
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