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Show CONDEMNED A window knocked On the door Was a lizard Little and green who owned this house Having inherited it from a ground squirrel Friend. He had no moustache But I had one And he didn’t mind A ERE So I didn’t shave. PAT me Shared a garden Of cabbage and greens porta had The back room And we let him have it And butter beans. I hoed most. Out of generosity and respect. The weeds had flowers Out front where bees, Bumble and other, loved And played. Water was clear and good From the well Where lived a brown snake Poisonous if you squeezed him. There was a choir Of frongs In the ditch out back And a three inch carp Specializebe Hants Can Polish & Detatl — Simonize — Porcelanizing — & Waxing 68 Harverd Ave. Ate cornbread if I brought it. Hal Hodges Brent, Alabama Pius Steem Cleaning & Upholstery Shampoo Phone 364-829) Dick Gregory by Kevin Young, age 11 TO BE A POET Pickup& Delivery Call to Worship It’s dark night. who loves me? The streetlight is throwing my image back to me in silhouette against the wall. loneliness is not abstract, it has a color: Black. the pavement is slick with sweat and snot and tears maybe. In the dark, I build again - the wires around my heart. my smile frightens me and Iam never by myself but just alone. who loves me? . .. SIMPLY MEANS ALIVE, AWAKE, AND DIGGING EVERYTHING” God Did Not Answer. He he Not There. Each night the child knelt ee the bed, naked against the bare floor— suffering. His hands folded—his eyes shut—a prayer COOPER'S STORE - DISCOUNT PRICES besiness ane industry. 4270 Weat 5415 South tT other details pa 299-3411 ance ke Reawent ee KEARNS ONLY INDEPENDENT GROCER! emerged from his tiny, red lips. He pleaded for hope. For freedom from the early morning cold and his ragged papers. He begged for belly-fulls and decent clothing. His tiny hands rung as sweat poured from his brow. Was it true? Like the fat lady down the hall with her black leather book said? WALL PANELING — Wholesale & Betail: CHRIS& 4 DIC K'S53 Faith moves mountains .. . but not a child’s dreams. UTAH’S CUT-RATE WOOD SUPER MARKET Since 1956 The little boy grew in debauchery. A protective shell... apathetic. Each day his tormented little body could FENCING SPECIALS 48" CHAIN LINK FENCING be seen carrying groceries for a quarter or stealing from the nearest counter. As moments passed he died a little. Wy - PS SS €Zeeot os Sing your tune ina different chord. On your knees say, Praise De Lord! Can’t get. work cause I’m black as coal, Chillun got their feet in a big rat hole, But all them things don’t bother in time, Cause I got six-bits for a jug of wine. good looks, savings, too! 1 G9 ve e Ss °° eee A jug - aie. . . Came 2 wo cwntiter* vi Vcce 5 For protection, He had not been answered. And then in the tenement room he was destroyed by the end of the needle. He was twelve years old. Cynthia Moore STAKES ' GRAPE In 1 Bunk Then gonna lay down, but before I do, Praise De Lord! Cause this life’s soon through. George Bennett Poverty sad people poor tired humans caught in the system the vicious cycle of need 4"'x4""x8’ Redwood Post _............. 2"x4""x8" Line Rail Redwood A feeling always of gnawing hunger of unknowning powerful demoralizing authority peddlers, fear of teacher, preacher, cop, judge, caseworker, leaking faucet, clogged sewer, torn rug, scrub see the bug, kill the rat, where’s the cat. welfare chec, work project, get no where now social security. Marie Darling 1266-9551 266-6122 1555 West 3500 So. |
