We who take the beaten track, Trying to appease Hearts near breaking with their lack, We need elegies.
Countee Cullen
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Threnody for a Brown Girl, final four lines; Full poem read at Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation, explicitly marked public domain. Complete closing sentence retained: the living need elegies to articulate loss. Distinct from earlier For a Poet selection.
- Threnody for a Brown Girl, final four lines
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