It is brave to be involved
My last defense / Is the present tense.
Life for my child is simple, and is good.
First fight. Then fiddle.
I don't want people running around saying Gwen Brooks's work is intellectual. That makes people think instantly about obscurity. It shouldn't have to mean that, but it often seems to.
Live not for Battles Won. Live not for The-End-of-the-Song. Live in the along.