You Are Perfect
I heard these illustrious words uttered
I supposed it does not matter
Whether it was radio, television
Or, whether the words were articulately
Spoken or muttered
The significance of the words
Had less to do with the author
And much more to do
With some camels, mammals
And other herds
I wondered with awe and determination
About the situation and venue
And perhaps even the nation
Was it here or there?
North or West
East or South
Or some still unknown place
In our vast hemisphere
However the importance
Has more to do
With the meaning and significance
More for me than you
As a young child growing up
In the fertile Mecca of the now
South Bronx, County of the Kings
And yes the vast village of Harlem
I was assured that I possessed the
Undeniable stamp
Of the right stuff!
This poem’s significance
May not be important to
Joe, May or Sue
But I respectfully beg you
To Listen as my heart strings
Mutter This Important
I Love you!
I heard these illustrious words uttered
I supposed it does not matter
Whether it was radio, television
Or, whether the words were articulately
Spoken or muttered
The significance of the words
Had less to do with the author
And much more to do
With some camels, mammals
And other herds
I wondered with awe and determination
About the situation and venue
And perhaps even the nation
Was it here or there?
North or West
East or South
Or some still unknown place
In our vast hemisphere
However the importance
Has more to do
With the meaning and significance
More for me than you
As a young child growing up
In the fertile Mecca of the now
South Bronx, County of the Kings
And yes the vast village of Harlem
I was assured that I possessed the
Undeniable stamp
Of the right stuff!
This poem’s significance
May not be important to
Joe, May or Sue
But I respectfully beg you
To Listen as my heart strings
Mutter This Important
I Love you!
As a young mite my world
Was surrounded with
Black, Brown, High Yalla
Complexed Folks
Who cared more than
You could imagine about
This attractive colored girl
They focused as best as they could
In creating the fertile ground
Good seeds, and fresh water,
Loving care and gentle ministrations
That would create a healthy crop
Of youngsters’ whose internal foundations
Started with solid mahogany wood
You must know by now
That I am talking about
My own special familial mixture who
Made the Middle Passage internment
And ended up in the Caribbean and Down South
I didn’t fully know it as a tot
But now I am grown and
Thanks to Our Savior, Creator and Sustainer
I have learned a lot
In spite of the oft times harsh words
Floggings and such
In the main
I was surrounded up and down
In and Out
Right and Left
In a loving environment
That has meant so much
Now that I gained in age, experience, and
A pound or two
I have also noticed the importance of this stuff
To me and to you
Was surrounded with
Black, Brown, High Yalla
Complexed Folks
Who cared more than
You could imagine about
This attractive colored girl
They focused as best as they could
In creating the fertile ground
Good seeds, and fresh water,
Loving care and gentle ministrations
That would create a healthy crop
Of youngsters’ whose internal foundations
Started with solid mahogany wood
You must know by now
That I am talking about
My own special familial mixture who
Made the Middle Passage internment
And ended up in the Caribbean and Down South
I didn’t fully know it as a tot
But now I am grown and
Thanks to Our Savior, Creator and Sustainer
I have learned a lot
In spite of the oft times harsh words
Floggings and such
In the main
I was surrounded up and down
In and Out
Right and Left
In a loving environment
That has meant so much
Now that I gained in age, experience, and
A pound or two
I have also noticed the importance of this stuff
To me and to you
Many of the blood and fictive kin
Who have gone ahead
To prepare that special inn with Our Creator
Have continued to communicate
Their messages of love through
Sensations, Dreams, Smells, and Accidents,
Which are often difficult to decipher within
But the importance of the poem
Lies in the essential fact
That I am assured that their
Love has continued in spite
Of the fact that there presence
Is no longer intact
I must remember this important fact
When its’ time for me and
My Loved ones to make their
Way to the other side.
Because there is one thing
That I am certain
That love Always Survives.
And so for those present
And those who have passed on
Please listen to this message
Which is not meant to pro long
The inevitable fact that
Love Goes On
Who have gone ahead
To prepare that special inn with Our Creator
Have continued to communicate
Their messages of love through
Sensations, Dreams, Smells, and Accidents,
Which are often difficult to decipher within
But the importance of the poem
Lies in the essential fact
That I am assured that their
Love has continued in spite
Of the fact that there presence
Is no longer intact
I must remember this important fact
When its’ time for me and
My Loved ones to make their
Way to the other side.
Because there is one thing
That I am certain
That love Always Survives.
And so for those present
And those who have passed on
Please listen to this message
Which is not meant to pro long
The inevitable fact that
Love Goes On
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