kyattaman
kyattaman archive of published lines and poems on Linespedia.
"Swimming I am excellent Gliding Across the pool Ageless Timeless Head down Arms outstretched Sleek Legs tuck Then kick out Unhurried An enormous Graceful African prince From Buffalo Swimming among..."
"The Ghetto Business Let’s talk for a moment About a plague That is ravaging our communities Breaking up families Spreading crime And increasing poverty Yes it is the ghetto business And this is a ph..."
"It held her It held her something we don’t tell mama it held her don’t tell papa it held her not no teacher neither it held her it’s just an us thing it held her our little joy it held her can’t run..."
"Is There A Daddy In The House? Is there a Daddy in the house? For years I hated The drunk Who proclaimed That he was the daddy in my mother’s house I watched in shame As he drove her to work And p..."
"Memories of a Black Childhood When I was 12 Me and my brother James Would walk for hours Up and down Main Street In Buffalo One of the hatefulest cities In America Down the street From where we live..."
"Antisemitic? For Donna and Steve I find myself grieving For our friendship Three years after You left Milwaukee This grieving Is for a friendship We did not hold dear enough You gave me Your cloth..."
"Appreciating Myself Appreciating myself A meditation for Kenyatta Things are things to remember when bills depress me employers stress me muscles ail me memory fails me checks bounce me I just had a..."
"Thank You Dear Abby I’ve got to eat my sister in law I can’t deny it I just can’t hide it Next time she comes It’s her face or mine I wrote Dear Abby A few weeks ago Telling her of my urgent need My..."
"The Ghetto Business Rap Version 2 What kind of business Take care of business The ghetto business rap It’s time to talk about A plague On our community It's time talk about Rebuilding ci..."
"If Jerry Springer Calls, Hang Up scorned lovers attack men women black and white gay and straight and bisexuals who don’t know don’t care what you think they are here to tell it all bare ..."
"Draft Resister I refused to volunteer I would not Could Not Shall Not be drafted I am a freethinker Tho they came for me In the third grade Sent me out To church Without my consent Without my knowle..."
"Deliver me some evil Deliver me some evil Father As you unzip me Deliver me some love As you start to suck Deliver some love Onto my teen body Deliver me some shame As you betray my trust D..."
"Where Is My Father? In an African folktale a hunter leaves his village searching for food for many months the villagers remembered the hunter’s bravery. But as memory faded no one called the hunte..."
"You Will Pass Out Before You Die You weren’t supposed to die Corey Just pass out From the heat From 300 plus pounds From being so much meat On the hoof From the inner logic Of football That says Play..."
"When does it end? It may sound cruel However I am glad That I am not My sister When I think of her The first words are She used to She used to ski She used to ride a bike She used to own a house Tha..."
"Big Red’s Wife Has Died This morning I read the story Of a gentle old man Whose wife had died Quietly in her sleep A few nights before. Nothing unusual there Old people die all the time His story r..."