Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NO MATTER, by SCUDDER MIDDLETON


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Classic and Contemporary Poetry

NO MATTER, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Tonight it matters not to me
Last Line: And I am here without a world.
Subject(s): Indifference; Racism; Racial Prejudice; Bigotry


Tonight it matters not to me
Whether you be black or red,
Gregarious as the honey bee,
Or strong as water chased by wind
Or independent as a tree,
Or weak as cotton thread --
Stay here, is all I ask of you.
Sit down beside me, share my glass,
Talk gibberish or argue fine,
Draw Rahab on the table-cloth,
Or Euclid's non-existent line,
Or guess the ways of auk and moth,
Or brag about your wheels and gold,
Or sigh for beauty under mold,
Or hawk the secrets of a friend,
Touch my hand, or look away --
I care not what you do or say!
Tonight all values shift and blend,
And I am here without a world.





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