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Yusef Komunyakaa — Praising Dark Places

Poetry Unbound

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Beauty Can Bite

The speaker recounts lifting up an old board to find a crimson scorpion and other insects lurking underneath, teaching the lesson that beauty can be deceiving and dangerous. The experience leads the speaker to contemplate the hidden life and beauty in dark places, emphasizing the interconnectedness and complexity of nature.

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