Who knew of Gwendolyn
as if I should know
as if it were February
on the history channel
Is it odd that Ed
finally introduced us
after so many years
as if he should be
suspiciously Caucasian
like Ed who
I really don't know
from Baltimore
growing up white
against black because
that's how America was
and is lovable,
hardworking, left-leaning
with a racist mother
or not like Curtis
who's Pusherman
from Chicago deals
I don't know waht
because I've got no
streets but enough schoolin
than most deserve.
I didn't know Gwendolyn
and that's not ironic
motivation to deal
more poetic *****
up for us to huff.
Jul 27, 2015
Jul 27, 2015 at 12:32 PM UTC
Who knew of Gwendolyn
as if I should know
as if it were February
on the history channel
Is it odd that Ed
finally introduced us
after so many years
as if he should be
suspiciously Caucasian
like Ed who
I really don't know
from Baltimore
growing up white
against black because
that's how America was
and is lovable,
hardworking, left-leaning
with a racist mother
or not like Curtis
who's Pusherman
from Chicago deals
I don't know waht
because I've got no
streets but enough schoolin
than most deserve.
I didn't know Gwendolyn
and that's not ironic
motivation to deal
more poetic *****
up for us to huff.
From the poem by Ed Skoog called "Gwendolyn Brooks Park, Topeka" I discovered another poet. It's a poem-a-day poem @ poets dot org.
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