Be Nobody’s Darling – Alice Walker

Be nobody’s darling;Be an outcast.Take the contradictionsOf your lifeAnd wrap aroundYou like a shawl,To parry stonesTo keep you warm.Watch the people succumbTo madnessWith ample cheer;Let them look askance at youAnd you askance reply.Be an outcast;Be pleased to walk alone(Uncool)Or line … Read More