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" here among them the americans this baffling
multi people extremes and variegations their
noise restlessness their almost frightening
energy how best describe these aliens in my
reports to The Counselors

disguise myself in order to study them unobserved
adapting their varied pigmentations white black
red brown yellow the imprecise and strangering
distinctions by which they live by which they
justify their cruelties to one another

charming savages enlightened primitives brash
new comers lately sprung up in our galaxy how
describe them do they indeed know what or who
they are do not seem to yet no other beings
in the universe make more extravagant claims
for their importance and identity "

Robert Hayden , Collected Poems


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Robert Hayden quote : here among them the americans this baffling <br />multi people extremes and variegations their <br />noise restlessness their almost frightening <br />energy how best describe these aliens in my <br />reports to The Counselors <br /> <br />disguise myself in order to study them unobserved <br />adapting their varied pigmentations white black <br />red brown yellow the imprecise and strangering <br />distinctions by which they live by which they <br />justify their cruelties to one another<br /><br />charming savages enlightened primitives brash <br />new comers lately sprung up in our galaxy how <br />describe them do they indeed know what or who <br />they are do not seem to yet no other beings <br />in the universe make more extravagant claims<br />for their importance and identity