“It's so diffuse being alive. Suddenly one is aware that nobody really gives a damn.” LifePoetryPoemCaringIndifference Author:Amiri Baraka
“All the lovely things I've known have disappeared. I have all my pubic hair & am lonely. There is probably no such place as Battle Creek, Michigan!” PoetryChangeLonelinessPoemBattle Creek Author:Amiri Baraka
“but this also is part of my charm. A maudlin nostalgia that comes on like terrible thoughts about death.” DeathPoetryPoemNostalgiaCharm Author:Amiri Baraka