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Be Nobody’s Darling - Alice Walker

Sharie Monique Season 3 Episode 13

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Be Nobody's Darling By Alice Walker

 Be nobody's darling;
 Be an outcast.
 Take the contradictions
 Of your life
 And wrap around
 You like a shawl,
 To parry stones
 To keep you warm.
 Watch the people succumb
 To madness
 With ample cheer;
 Let them look askance at you
 And you askance reply.
 Be an outcast;
 Be pleased to walk alone
 (Uncool)
 Or line the crowded
 River beds
 With other impetuous
 Fools.
 Make a merry gathering
 On the bank
 Where thousands perished
 For brave hurt words
 They said.
 But be nobody's darling;
 Be an outcast.
 Qualified to live
 Among your dead.



Poems are green and Poetry is mean.
-Poetry Beast

Please accept my endless gratitude,
I'm tickled pink,
You're a gift!
Thank you for your time and attention.
It's a blessing you've stopped to observe and listen.


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