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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ARMAGEDDON, by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: In the silence and the dark
Last Line: Even now the dawn appears!
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Subject(s): African Americans; African Americans - Women; Negroes; American Blacks
First Line: In the silence and the dark
Last Line: Even now the dawn appears!
Alternate Author Name(s): Tremaine, John
Subject(s): African Americans; African Americans - Women; Negroes; American Blacks
In the silence and the dark
I fought with dragons;
I was battered, beaten sore
But rose again;
On my knees I fought still rising
In my pain:
In the dark I fought with dragons.
Weary tears
Cease your flowing,
Even now the dawn appears!
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