cause tomorrow is Valentines Day...
Seduction
one day
you gonna walk in this house
and i'm gonna have a long African
gown
you'll sit down and say "The Black..."
and i'm gonna take one arm out
then you-not noticing me at all- will say "What about this brother..."
and i'm going to be slipping it over my head
and you'll rap on about "The revolution..."
while i rest your hand against my stomach
you'll go on-as you always do- saying
"I just can't dig..."
while i'm moving your hand up and down
and i'll be taking your dashiki off
then you'll say "What we really need..."
and taking your shorts off
then you'll notice
your state of undress
and knowing you you'll just say
"Nikki/
isn't this counterrevolutionary..."
i love her!
ReplyDeletewhile i knew her work in JHS and HS...i think it was Izzy that first got me hooked on her in College. Thank Izz...I love you both.
Yeah, I love her too. She has a way with words that always have you wanting more.
ReplyDeleteI met her at Hue-Man in December...I went to a signing of her Rosa book and when it was my turn...all I could say was...I wrote a good omelet...how do you write a poem about someone so close to you...we are not friends...ever been kidnapped by a poet...and, black love.
ReplyDeleteand there I was w/ 2 autographed books...reciting lines from her work and I said...I think I love you but I know I love your work...and she said, "you are beautiful...what's your name..." and instead of just signing her name...she signed it to: me, love Nikki.
ahhh...the little things in life (o: