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"Sometimes"
Nikki Giovanni

sometimes
when i wake up
in the morning
and see all the faces
i just can't
breathe

"Rain"
Nikki Giovanni

rain is
god's sperm falling
in the receptive
woman how else
to spend
a rainy day
other than with you
seeking sun and stars
and heavenly bodies
how else to spend
a rainy day
other than with you

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"And Sometimes I Sit"
Nikki Giovanni

and sometimes i sit
down at my typewriter
and i think
not of someone
cause there isn't anyone
to think
about and i wonder
is it worth it

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“The Rose Bush”
Nikki Giovanni

i know i haven’t grown but
i don’t fit beneath the rose
bush by my grandmother’s porch

i couldn’t have grown so much though
i don’t see why the back of the couch
doesn’t hide me from my sister

the lightning that would flash
on summer days brought shouts
of you children be still     the lightning’s
gonna get you

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“Crutches”
Nikki Giovanni

it's not the crutches we decry
it’s the need to move forward
though we haven’t the strength

women aren’t allowed to need
so they develop rituals
since we all know working hands idle

the devil
women aren’t supposed to be strong
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