hell poem #2

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the wretched / will they shine gleaming / in their heat and light?

or will they conceal / themselves / in dullness

hell poem #2

By Bro. Yao

how will angels

and gods

appear

amongst

the wretched

will they shine gleaming

in their heat and light?

or will they conceal

themselves

in dullness

look’n like us

whispering

what all

must hear?

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Bro. Yao is an alumni of Bowie State University and the University of Maryland College Park, where he received an M.F.A. in Poetry. His work has been published in various journals and anthologies including Crab Orchard Review, African American Review, Soul Fires and Beyond the Frontier.

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