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THE BLACK RUNNER by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: I'M AWAKE, I'M AWAY!
Last Line: MY FEET IN THE DUST.
Subject(s): TRACK ATHLETICS; RUNNING RACES; POLE VAULTING; DISCUS THROWING; SHOT PUTTING; RUNNING HURDLES;
I'm awake, I'm away!
I have jewels in trust,
They are rights of the soul
That are holy and just;
There are deeds to be done,
There are goals to be won,
I am stripped for the race
In the glare of the sun
I am throbbing with faith
I can! And I must!
My forehead to God --
My feet in the dust.



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