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GENESIS
the skin
of my poems
May be green, yes,
and sometimes
wrinkled
or worn
the snake shape
of my song
may cause
the heel
of Adam & Eve
to bleed.
split my skin
with the rock
of love old
as the rock
of Moses
my poems
love you
Written by Etheridge Knight (1931-1991)
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