senses of heritage
my grandpa waz a doughboy from carolina
the other a garveyite from lakewood
I got talked to abt the race & achievement
bout color & propriety/
nobody spoke to me about the moon
daddy talked abt music & mama bout christians
my sisters/ we
always talked & talked
there waz never quiet
trees were status symbols
I’ve taken to fog/
the moon still surprisin me
by Ntozake Shange
from Nappy Edges
St. Martin’s Press, 1972