Saturday, January 9, 2016

for our lady by Sonia Sanchez

yeh
    billie       if someone
had loved u like u
shud have been loved
ain't no tellen what
kinds of songs
                   u wud have swung
gainst this country's wite mind
or what kinds of lyrics
                                  wud have pushed us from
our blue / nites
                      yeh.         billie
if some bik/man
                          had reallee
made u feel
                    permanentlee warm
aint's no tellen
                         where the jazz of you/songs.
                               wud have led us.