“Through my tears
I found god in myself
and I loved her fiercely”

— Ntozake Shange

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf (1976)
Variant: i found god in myself
& i loved her/i loved her fiercely

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Contemporary African American writer and performance artist 1948–2018

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