The Bohemian

The Bohemian by Paul Laurence Dunbar

In the 1913 collection of his work, The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar

              THE BOHEMIAN

Bring me the livery of no other man.
  I am my own to robe me at my pleasure.
  Accepted rules to me disclose no treasure:

What is the chief who shall my garments plan?
  No garb conventional but I 'll attack it.
  (Come, why not don my spangled jacket?)

This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.