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 Shangeat 4:30 AMNtozake Shange
at 4:30 AM
Ntozake ShangeScribner
Black Femininity, Objectification of Black Women, Relationships
Poem
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Link
[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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