About God & Things
1
i want to
have your child
cuz upon
losing you
i’ll have
more than memory
more than ache
more than greatness
i’ll have
laughter
i do not
mean to be fatalistic
know the
limits put on you black man
me, black
woman
when you
are killed or imprisoned
desert or
separate from me
i’ll
continue
fill the
void of your absence with
love
between me and ours
gods
2
you love
me
in your
eyes. don’t say it loud
pain
america
will never let you
3
you’re
home. it’s a surprise
you’ve
made it thru another day
one more
night in your arms
to fuck
merge our
bodies merge
give
wealth/freedom
congress
cannot legislate away
4
eyes wide
as suns inquire
where’s
daddy?
he’s gone
away
i love my
daddy
i smile
he’s a
good maan
eyes wide
as suns
burn my
hand with a kiss
go
outside to play in the streets
god
what god
is about
by Wanda
Coleman
from
Imagoes (Black Sparrow Press)
courtesy
Poetry Foundation
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