I Was A Piano Player Before I

You Can Have A Poem Like "b-movie" And Sum Up Thirty Conversations That People Have Had On The Subject, But I Wrote It Down, And Other People Didn't.

Womenfolk Raised Me And I Was Full-grown Before I Knew I Came From A Broken Home

A Good Poet Feels What His Community Feels. Like If You Stub Your Toe, The Rest Of Your Body Hurts.

The Truth Is That In This Country You Here You're More Likely To Be Harassed, Hurt, Or Killed If You're A Minister Speaking About Progress For Black People Than If You Are A Sure Enough Revolutionary.

Colour Is Not The Issue In America; Class Is.