poems console me wenever im down this 1 poem is titled Dark phrases of womanhood dark phrases of womanhood of never havin been a girl half-notes scattered without rhythm/ no tune distraught laughter fallin over a black girls shoulder its funny/ its hysterical the melody-less-ness of her dance dont tell nobody dont tell a soul shes dancin on beer cans & shingles this must be the spook house another song with no singers lyrics/no voices & interrupted solos unseen performances are we ghouls? children of horror? the joke? dont tell nobody dont tell a soul are we animals? have we gone crazy? i cant hear anythin but maddening screams & the soft strains of death & you promised me you promised me... somebody/anybody sing a black girls song bring her out to know herself to know you but sing her rhythms carin/struggle/hard times sing her song of life shes been dead so long closed in silence so long she doesnt know the sound of her own voice her infinite beauty shes half-notes scattered without rhythm/no tune sing her sighs sing the song of her possibilities sing a righteous gospel the makin of a melody let her be born let her be born & handled warmly.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:22:19 +0000
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