For a Virgin

For forty years I shunned the lust
Inherent in my clay;
Death only was so amorous
I let him have his way.

Credit

This poem is in the public domain.

Author

Countee Cullen

Born on May 30, 1903, in New York City, Countee Cullen was one of the most important voices of the Harlem Renaissance

Date Published

01/01/1925