Black Poetry : Silent Catcalls

amirah

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Apr 16, 2001
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“Hey Girl!” is what I heard as I tried to walked downtown unnoticed…
“Is yo’ husband married?”

I just kept steppin.
Wishin they had somewhere else to be
And somebody else to mess with today
Because I was not tryin to hear that talk.

Not a word.
Not
today.
Just wishin for silence...
Just this once.

What if I woke up and didn’t hear the clock
(tick tock)
There'd be no Isley Brothers melody to get me goin that mornin'
No Yolanda Adams to soothe the spirit
because i wouldn't hear it--
even if i wanted to

(Wouldn’t even have to hear the mariachi sounds blastin next door!)


Would it be worth it?
All cuz I didn’t wanna hear that ****?
What if the silence of today turned into everyday?

No noise or babies cryin
Or people outside with them **** signs whinin’
Bout this and that

Would it be worth all that?

All that can be expressed in mere words
Surely it's sweeter when heard
And my reality is sights AND sounds…

So, after thinkin’
I just kept on steppin’
Head up high..nodded..gave a slight smile
Then I turned down the volume inside my head.
 

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