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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MAN TO BE, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I ride a-tilt because Last Line: Your son! Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John Subject(s): Racial Equality | |||
I ride a-tilt because Life charges through my veins— Mixed forces guide the reins And I must on. Astride the universe I go, nor pause nor rest, With sharp swords at my breast To lean upon. These fierce contending bloods Churn in the depths of me; Merged in a mighty sea They urge me on. O White Men, Black and Red Look through God's lens and see This fused intensity— The man to be, Your son! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CREDO by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE WRECKAGE ON THE WALL OF EGGS by THYLIAS MOSS POEM TO NEGRO AND WHITES by MAXWELL BODENHEIM ATLANTA EXPOSITION ODE by MARY WESTON FORDHAM CROATAN by CHAPMAN JAMES MILLING THEY ARE THE SAME by PRISCILLA JANE THOMPSON TO A LITTLE COLORED BOY by PRISCILLA JANE THOMPSON OLD BLACK MEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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