Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Interitance

Granny whacked mommy with a tamarind switch
Bled her to womanhood ‘fore nature’s course
Mama smacked sis with a bamboo stick
Dots and dashes more controlled the Morse

Sis got a tot out of wedlock
Cutest little kid
What you think sis did?

My little niece fell ill last week
Bed-ridden, near gone
Doc says was something in her head

Three generations of silence
Not a whole lot said
But so much passed on


bygpowis
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9 comments:

  1. princesaNovember 13, 2007 at 9:00 AM

    How's ur niece now?
    I ope everything is okay.

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  2. CapCityNovember 13, 2007 at 1:16 PM

    whoa...bygpowis....this is powerful from the male perspective.

    seems we're on a similar wavelength ...bloodlines and histories....

    glad to be "here" with u...

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  3. AnonymousNovember 13, 2007 at 3:24 PM

    Oh wow! Who is the new kid on the block?! Nice!
    Seriously!

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  4. oronde ashNovember 13, 2007 at 4:55 PM

    whoooooa! this is strictly fiction. got a good family an' all. we got the same drama as most folks but no physical sh-- like this. but always glad to see words can be that real to folk.

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  5. MizrepresentNovember 13, 2007 at 6:15 PM

    Very deep and...no words luv...u just made me feel it...and that's a good thing!

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  6. oronde ashNovember 14, 2007 at 12:19 AM

    sojourner
    nkotb? just your everyday bro with somethin' to say every now and when.

    capcity
    glad to be anywhere widchu.

    miz
    my words can make those dimples "feel it"? and that's a good thing.

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  7. smoking gunsNovember 14, 2007 at 9:24 AM

    Forget new kid on the block. Sounds like new playa on the block. It's getting crowded in here. - lol - On the real, you brought the funk. Welcome to the party.

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  8. Rich FitzgeraldNovember 14, 2007 at 9:30 AM

    BYG POW in the house!! That was on point right there.

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  9. BloggersDelightNovember 20, 2007 at 4:24 PM

    An intense piece, indeed, Bygpowis.

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