all tha’s all right, but

Palate cleanser time! I was listening to Sweet Honey in the Rock, when I discovered a track that really lit my fuse called “Alla That’s All Right, But.” Something about getting carried away in a 7-day kiss appeals to me, dunno. Upon further digging, I discovered the song is based on a June Jordan poem. Wow! Enjoy both below.

http://www.junejordan.net/alla-thas-all-right-but.html

where are you?

no one is close to me
no one is near
no one here to hear
no one? can you see me?

our relationship dies 
every night at nine
every time we get sleepy
or want to talk to someone
else. what is this?

this is deja vu
all over again baby
all over. what is this?

i’m tired. i swear
i’m tired. i swear

where are you?

Marxism in Africa by Walter Rodney

“Whatever the outcome of the debate, whatever the posture the different participants adopt, the very fact of the debate is representative of the crisis in capitalism and imperialism today and, as the crisis deepens, people find it more and more difficult to accept the old modes of thought which rationalize the system which is collapsing.”

before sunrise

destroy the possibility of giving up!
we must make nihilism 
the ugliest part of the body
end the reign of terror
of complacency toward our fate.  
terminate turncoats and
traitors - better yet
before they germinate 
plant seeds of fire 
in the bellies of our children
cast off the solipsistic 
siren calls of a good home
good wife and good car
good job that sucks life
right out of the ground. 
we must make luxury
uncomfortable and
tenants ungovernable 
this we must do
before sunrise