& you YOU

came sayin i am the niggah/ i am the baddest muthafuckah

out there/

i said yes/ this is who i am waitin for

& to come wit you/ i hadta bring everythin

the dance & the terror

the dead musicians & the hope

& those scars i had hidden wit smiles & good fuckin

lay open

& i dont know i dont know any more tricks

i am really colored & really sad sometimes & you hurt me

more than i ever danced outta/ into oblivion isnt far enuf

to get outta this/ i am ready to die like a lily in the

desert/ & i cdnt let you in on it cuz i didnt know/ here

is what i have/ poems/ big thighs/ lil tits/ &

so much love/ will you take it from me this one time/

please this is for you/ arsenio’s tres cleared the way

& makes me pure again/ please please/ this is for you

i want you to love me/ let me love you/ i dont wanna

dance wit ghosts/ snuggle lovers i made up in my drunkenness/

lemme love you just like i am/ a colored girl/ i’m finally bein

real/ no longer symmetrical & impervious to pain

lady in blue

we deal wit emotion too much

so why dont we go on ahead & be white then/

& make everythin dry & abstract wit no rhythm & no

reelin for sheer sensual pleasure/ yes let’s go on