Death & Dying
For Paul Laurence Dunbar
From Color (1925)
Death & Dying
Born of the sorrowful of heart,
Mirth was a crown upon his head;
Pride kept his twisted lips apart
In jest, to hide a heart that bled.
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MLA
Cullen, Countee. “For Paul Laurence Dunbar.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/49/.
Chicago
Cullen, Countee. “For Paul Laurence Dunbar.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cullen/49/.
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