Poetry: On Being Brought from Africa to America by Phyllis Wheatley
'Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understand That there's a God, that there's a Saviour too:
'Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land, Taught my benighted soul to understand That there's a God, that there's a Saviour too:
At the end of my suffering there was a door. Hear me out: that which you call death I remember.
The Boy died in my alley without my Having Known. Policeman said, next morning,
& what if hope crashes through the door what if that lasts a somersault? hope for serendipity
Don’t Let Me Be Lonely [On the bus two women argue] by Claudia Rankine On the bus two women argue about whether Rudy Giuliani had to kneel before…