I art, therefore I am…
I could have chosen The man who covered my eyes When shooting began http:// key words: Amadou Diallo, American Skin, Bruce Springsteen,
I could have chosen
The man who covered my eyes
When shooting began
key words: Amadou Diallo, American Skin, Bruce Springsteen,
Cop unclipped his gun We approached him in the dark, Too young to be afraid key words: Guilford College, Nazi-Klan shooting, racism, Marcian Cash, Janice Lynch
Cop unclipped his gun
We approached him in the dark,
Too young to be afraid
key words: Guilford College, Nazi-Klan shooting, racism, Marcian Cash, Janice Lynch
I knitted all night Surely strong enough to hold You to the wild earth
I knitted all night
Surely strong enough to hold
You to the wild earth
He liked my new dress. When he rode the courthouse horse Kai-yai-yippee-yay.
He liked my new dress.
When he rode the courthouse horse
Kai-yai-yippee-yay.
Anger rode my shoulder Screeching with its horrid voie While one leg kept time
Anger rode my shoulder
Screeching with its horrid voie
While one leg kept time
Who knows anything By the dawn’s promising light And the coffee pot
Who knows anything
By the dawn’s promising light
And the coffee pot
Maya had it wrong. The caged birds were not singing, Only fighting fate
Maya had it wrong.
The caged birds were not singing,
Only fighting fate
Maya had it wrong The caged birds were not singing Only fighting fate
Maya had it wrong
The caged birds were not singing
Only fighting fate
My practical love, Changes the oil, lights the grill, Doesn’t see my heart
My practical love,
Changes the oil, lights the grill,
Doesn’t see my heart
My girls sleep like cats Heads curled into dreams, purring They inhale the night
My girls sleep like cats
Heads curled into dreams, purring
They inhale the night