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Duke Ellington Speaks to His Son (a found poem) Blade Barringer
Now I can say loudly and openly what I been saying to myself on my knees. A man is a god in ruins Being born of royalty
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is nothing. Royalty is inherited from another. Royalty is inherited from my mother. Royalty, my mother told me, is nothing like being blessed. Blessedness comes from God. If you are God´s son you are strong. You don’t have to worry, you are God´s son.
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