Amiri Baraka

"Wise I"

WHY's (Nobody Know
The Trouble I Seen)
Trad.


If you ever find
yourself, some where
lost and surrounded
by enemies
who won't let you
speak in your own language
who destroy your statues
& instruments, who ban
your oom boom ba boom
then you are in trouble
deep trouble
they ban your
oom boom ba boom
you in deep deep
trouble

humph!

probably take you several hundred years
to get
out!



- Amiri Baraka