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the vacant lot

Mrs. Coley’s three-flat brick

Isn’t here any more.

All done with seeing her fat little form   

Burst out of the basement door;

And with seeing her African son-in-law   

(Rightful heir to the throne)

With his great white strong cold squares of teeth   

And his little eyes of stone;

And with seeing the squat fat daughter   

Letting in the men

When majesty has gone for the day—

And letting them out again.

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Gwendolyn Brooks

Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal c…

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