I know the anger lies inside of me like I know the beat of my heart and the taste of my spit. It is easier to be furious than to be yearning. Easier to crucify myself in you than to take on the threatening universe of whiteness by admitting that we are worth wanting each other.
Audre LordeAbout author
- Author's profession: Poet
- Nationality: american
- Born: February 18, 1934
- Died: January 1, 1992
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