Etienne, Mary A.

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SEEDS: The Literary Journal of the Sisters of Color Volume 1 Article 12 1991 Black-on-Black Mary A. Etienne Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/seeds University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Work is brought to you for free and open access by STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in SEEDS: The Literary Journal of the Sisters of Color by an authorized editor of STARS. For more information, please contact STARS@ucf.edu. Recommended Citation Etienne, Mary A. (1991) "Black-on-Black," SEEDS: The Literary Journal of the Sisters of Color: Vol. 1, Article 12. Available at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/seeds/vol1/iss1/12 Black-On-Black this willow weeps ostensibly from form but just as surely mourns the sleep of grateful dead, seeking after a com-pone Christ with phantoms from the deep. in the name of Religion frozen-lidded moralists chant a black requiem. it is a cult mass, misleading errant man that there is no glory in life and even less glory in death. the '1athe of heaven" admonishes us and affirmates how blase life would be were all humanity the same in color, character and sensibilities: this is so disgustingly clear to a children of avarice who sell their soul never to cry again! what a bizarre encore - temperamental ancient princesses bring embalming fluid to the Temple of Osiris in ornamental jars of gold and alabaster, depicting lotus blossoms, royal beings leading soldiers into combat, and scenes of birth, life and death. 16 Mary A. Etienne 

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