Cassandra

So sup pon these delicious songs.


To a Dark Moses
by Lucille Clifton

you are the one
i am lit for.
Come with your rod
that twists
and is a serpent.
i am the bush.
i am burning
i am not consumed

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The Raiment We Put On
by Kelly Cherry

Do you remember? We were in a room
With walls as warm as anybody’s breath,
And music wove us on its patterning ...