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COSMOPOLITE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: NOT WHOLLY THIS OR THAT
Last Line: CONTAINS ME.
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS - WOMEN;
Not wholly this or that,
But wrought
Of alien bloods am I,
A product of the interplay
Of traveled hearts.
Estranged, yet not estranged, I stand
All comprehending;
From my estate
I view earth's frail dilemma;
Scion of fused strength am I,
All understanding,
Nor this nor that
Contains me.



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