for jack micheline o harlem why do confederate sons carry gangster guns into the french quarter? the dreams of ignatius j. reilly are referred to as ghost stories o harlem jack micheline was the jewish prizefighter that prayed for this hurricane to be strong like ahab's resolve cuz america needs a white whale was he right to believe in spirits? are we all just dead indians like ghandi and charles olson? o harlem dorothy left her dancing shoes in kansas cuz the wiz said she was beat praying to spirts wrapped up in the heart of the wichita vortex charlie plymell what did you see? a reason to start fresh o harlem america stole our language and called her wisdom voodoo when is a blessing a blessing? when is a curse a curse? o harlem if you have to ask why bob kaufman was sad you just don't get it if you have to ask why claude mckay was angry your revolution was just dumb luck o harlem haven't we paid enough for our name brand revolution? o harlem can you hear us? seagulls weeping on the sands of the modern age the ghost of roy orbison is crying sou lfully crying o harlem the birth of a nation has murdered our renaissance portrait of sunlight o harlem your blues have simply become bad juju souring the vine with your strange fruit cut that soulful shit out o harlem sweet innocent child like harlem didn't anyone tell you there's just no room for your naive brand of experience? o harlem do you know any good war stories that would fit into a ninety second sound bite? cuz i'm getting bored with your american dreams |
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John Dorsey currently resides in Toledo, OH. He is the author of "harvey keitel, harvey keitel, harvey keitel" with S.A. Griffin and Scott Wannberg, Butcher Shop Press/Rose of Sharon Press/Temple of Man, 2005, and he can be reached at archerevans@yahoo.com |