Audre Lorde 
                                                     THE BLACK UNICORN

The black unicorn is greedy. 
The black unicorn is impatient. 
The black unicorn was mistaken
for a shadow or symbol 
and taken
through a cold country
where mist painted mockeries 
of my fury.
It is not on her lap where the horn rests
but deep in her moonpit 
growing.
The black unicorn is restless
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