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I WILL NOT DENY


I will not deny
my lips
their smile
I will not deny
my heart
its sorrow
I will not deny
my eyes
their tears
I will not deny
my hair
the wildness
of my age

It is
profound
selfishness

I will deny
me nothing
of myself.

Written by Alice Walker

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