by E. Ethelbert Miller
(for jonetta)
let all poems speak and address themselves
let each phrase like hair on a head
comb itself back madame walker style
let the love poems wear gardenias
let the political poems wear suits the way muslims did
during the days of elijah
let the poems be fruitful and multiple
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E. Ethelbert Miller
Last updated December 15, 2022