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Paul A Eintou*
(Sweet Home Men
Series)
for Toni Morrison
Paul A Tells Paul D
Brother
Before we run
In case we caught and strung
Know we as free as Brother Tree
Our roots watered somewhere
In earth that love
Lord know
Paul A Stumps School Teacher
What you
Get when you treat
A man like a prized pig
Force him to root dig grunt squeal claw
You smart study his eyes
What you see there
Don’t know?
Paul A and The Rake Tooth
I hear
teachers like a
fresh apple before class
ain’t got no apple just this tooth
bone straight rust brown so sharp
a lesson learned
my treat
* The Eintou is an African American septet
syllabic/word count form consisting of 2 words/syllables
the first line, 4 the second, 6 the third, 8 the fourth,
6 the fifth, 4 the sixth, and 2 the seventh -- a
structure purposefully and deeply grounded in African
American culture and philosophy.
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Red Giant / White
Dwarf
For Octavia Butler/
1947-2006
I. Red Giant
She taught us to gaze
past stars, supernovas, and deepspace
and ponder the deepest reaches of our skins
the seeds planted in the nebulas of our eyes
beyond beyond, to the changeling within us
the extraterrestrial we are the tongues
spoken across time's continuum
the warmth of the blood that travels
wanders and pools. We will miss you
other Mother.
We chase your echo eagerly
into eternity's ether.
II. White Dwarf Haiku
On the roof after
Word of your sudden passing
I watch the stars dim
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Tactical
Brownku
Lips as soft as breath
Who would want an exit plan
Our kiss a stalemate
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