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Ode To Dress

ALONG A FIELD OF WHITE SEVEN AMERICANS WITH RED FEATHERS SEVEN RED FEATHERED AMERICANS PLACED WITHIN THE TV BELLY A GREAT BLACK BIRD BLACK BLACK BIRD BLACK INDIAN BLACK INDIAN RISES TO THE OCCASION BLACKER THAN ANY OTHERS FACED RED THE MOOD WAS WEATHER SNOW AND THUNDER RED RED RED AGAIN ALONG THE FIELD THE SEVEN AMERICANS THE SEVEN AMERICANS JUST HAPPENED TO KNOW POETRY TALKING WORDS AS THEY WALKED SEVEN WORDS WITH WHITE CHALK MARKED “See! The Black ones must dance aligned!” MIRROR THEIR FACES 1 2 3 PAINT THEM RED 4 5 6 BLOOD 7 BLACKER THAN ANY OTHERS LIKE WHITE THUNDER BLACK INDIAN RISES TO THE OCCASION MARKED WITH CHARCOAL SOME SIGN FROM THE FIRE THE BLUE FIRE CARRIES SEVEN RED FEATHERS FROM HIS MEMORY ALL IS POETRY

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Date: 10/25/2020 5:40:00 AM
Beautiful sentiments
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