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J. Otis Powell!

Tue 17th Apr 2012 20:47

Welcome to WOL. Sekou is one of my favorite poets:
Urban Music
by Sekou Sundiata

...I wanna tell you how much we wanted to make revolution
But in our yearning we learned, suffering ain’t noble and to struggle is a blessing that brings more life on the side of life itself

That wide are the rivers we know, deep is the water,
hip-hop and beyond hip-hop and before
I mean I could run out of breathe before
I could divest the rest that I don’t know

Maybe, I can break it down to you like this
We dreamed you Black, in your badness
Made you up out of poems, and lies and words to live by
And we ourselves was dreamed, most likely by some slaves
Whenever they got a little space to climb into their heads and be free
So when they closed their eyes, what did they see?
They saw you…they saw me...

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Barbi Touron

Wed 22nd Feb 2012 01:14

I just read Ordinary, it gave me chills, you write beautifully and I can not wait to read more. Cheers

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Kat Francois

Sun 4th Sep 2011 01:21

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Graham Sherwood

Wed 27th Apr 2011 21:08

Wow! what a bio. Welcome to WOL.

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Andy N

Wed 27th Apr 2011 08:19

enjoyed your sample poem, Kat. Hope there is more to come x

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Mon 25th Apr 2011 14:39

Welcome to WOL from me, too, Kat. You will like this site. I look forward to sharing your work.

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Mon 25th Apr 2011 13:40

Hi Kat, Welcome to WOL. Hope you like what you find on here. Winston

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