TOOLS

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A watchful eye

An impartial mind

A careful ear for listening

A lifetime of experiences magic & tragic 

An urge to confess

An urge to explore 

A clear enough view just to spy

              W/ your little eye

                   Something beautiful or

                          Something horrid 

                                Seen even in the most

                                      Minute, mundane

                                                   Things--

 

Eager friend, if you so choose,

Use these tools & use them well. 

Each item is crucial to the 

Survival of any artist, writer or Misfit--

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[ From the book Boneyard: Poems And Songs Of African Struggle And Survival In The

  U.$., POOR Press, 2010 / Phoenix Voices Publishing, 2025. ]