Kin Poem by Maya Angelou
Kin
FOR BAILEY
We were entwined in red rings
Of blood and loneliness before
The first snows fell
Before muddy rivers seeded clouds
Above a virgin forest, and
Men ran naked, blue and black
Skinned into the warm embraces
Of Sheba, Eve and Lilith.
I was your sister.
You left me to force strangers
Into brother molds, exacting
Taxations they never
Owed or could ever pay.
You fought to die, thinking
In destruction lies the seed
Of birth. You may be right.
I will remember silent walks in
Southern woods and long talks
In low voices
Shielding meaning from the big ears
Of overcurious adults.
You may be right.
Your slow return from
Regions of terror and bloody
Screams, races my heart.
I hear again the laughter
Of children and see fireflies
Bursting tiny explosions in
An Arkansas twilight.
A most enlightening write. Gets to the heart of the matter. Enjoyed.
This is really fascinating, i read pains and sweetness in these lines. 'Red rings of blood and loneliness' this line is really fascinating.
Nicely expressed thoughts and feelings, very heartfelt with strong emotions.....
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/16/2024 5:12:39 AM # 1.0.0.1119
there is excruciating beauty in these lines as well as excruciating pain and sorrow- a portrait of life