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    at 4:30 AM

    Abstract / Excerpt

    “& the ones who fell prey to the

    dazzle of hips painted with

    orange blossoms & magnolia scented wrists

    had wanted no more

    than to lay between her sparklin thighs

    & had planned on leavin before dawn”

    About the Author

    Ntozake ShangeNtozake Shange
    at 4:30 AM
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    at 4:30 AM
    Ntozake ShangeNtozake Shange

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    Black Femininity, Objectification of Black Women, Relationships

    Poem
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    [lady in red] "at 4:30 AM" by Ntozake Shange | Poetry Foundation

    movin the arms & legs that trapped her she sighed affirmin the sculptured man of dark musk oil egyptian crystals & florida water to remove his smell to watch the butterflies melt into suds & the rhinestones fall beneath her buttocks like smooth pebbles with big legs & full lips

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