July 2011
4 posts
"sorry" - From "For Colored Girls"
”sorry” one thing i don’t need is any more apologies i got sorry greetin me at my front door you can keep yrs i don’t know what to do wit em they dont open doors or bring the sun back they dont make me happy or get a mornin paper didnt nobody stop usin my tears to wash cars cuz a sorry i am simply tired of collectin i didnt know i was so important toyou i’m gonna...
“What Am I” - Some great old poetry
I have no manhood—what am I? You made my woman head of the house—what am I? You have oriented me so that I hate and distrust my brothers and sisters—what am I? You mispronounce my name and say I have no self-respect—what am I? You give me a dilapidated education system and expect me to compete with you—what am I? You say I have no dignity and then deprive me of my culture—what am I? You call...
