M. NourbeSe Philip
Excerpt from: SAL
Excerpt from: SAL
hum hum hum him him
& him too
a hero he was and a negro
we dare
the deed
act the part he cut
the cards i won the throw one
deuce two aces
cut
her
open her
shape tie her
ripe toes
round
and firm
the cord it is
dead she went over &
under she was
wet put
ashes
on her water s
leak oil her and bring
her
to me no god
no i should
cut the cord of this story
i rest
my case in negligence my plea
ignorance ave to àse
to ilé ifê salve
to cain to abel too
we need must
meet with the east &
the west kings be queens
slaves too
slip lip over nip the rose she spin s
in the bud once
once
more
falls the oba
sobs
again & again the
tense the time
is all
wrong what will
mend
my mind i cede all good
in the span of pain
lisp my
longing she falls i will
loan her
to you ration the yam and
the facts pain
cap n pain ma ma pat
pat she s done for
rêve master rêve the she negro
he s done for drives me
mad je rêve je rêve him him
him & him her