Then, he concludes the stanza by saying, he says, 'Maybe the dark blue skin of the black man matches the dark blue skin of his son just like twilight matches another (Hayes 9). In the same stanza, he explains how in towns like Sanford, Brooklyn, Cleveland, and Baltimore, something bad has happened to the black man. He says, 'probably twilight makes blackness dangerous (Hayes 9).' The line alludes to the reasons for the oppression of black men. For example, in the fifth stanza, Hayes begins by providing the reasons that make the black man an easy target for murder. He introduces an idea in the first line, provides proof for the claim in the first line, and forms the last line based on the information in the first line. In the poem, Hayes uses fourteen lines, and the form helps in presenting details of the plight of the black man in details. Since it was introduced in English during the sixteenth century, it has remained stable based on the number of lines.
According to the Sonnet form, a poem qualifies to be in the category if each of its stanzas has fourteen lines. Hayes uses fourteen lines in each stanza to ensure that ideas are explained in details.
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