Pa^e 5
THE ARTS
Poet’s Corner
Miss Ginny
Women^s Liberation
(and men's too)
Virginia Slim and Walter Lee
had a fight
Virginia knocked Walter
clean out of sight
he came and he went
she came
and she stayed
neither one of them knew
which one was being
played
so she came and she went
he came
and he stayed
and neither one of them cared
which one was being
played.
New Hope Baptist Church
Hear, Oh Lxjrd, when
we cry with our voices
for that was much, much
more than we could
tell
Christ hangs from
the rafters
while the devil
weaves and slips
between the pews
pulling on the cuffs
of polyester pants
and the hems of too tight
dresses
That was much, much more
than we could
tell
but see how far we’ve
come, dear Jesus.
By DARNELL F. HAWKINS
Department of Sociology
Assistant Professor
UNC-CH
By S. L. BROOKS
11-9-77
MISS GINNY
the tree-lined red and road
widens at the clearing
exposing a two-story manorhouse
owned by the Barker’s
Miss Ginny and her husband
share-crop the land
and keep nature’s wildness
from overrunning the buildings
She was 5 feet tall
dipped snuff
sang “Take God to Straighten ’Em”
when the spirit touched her
whipped a black snake’s head to a
pulp
when she found him
stealing eggs in her henhouse
when her husband died
she left the farmlife
even though her eldest grandson
could manage the place
. . . besides the Barkers were
business folk
she moved with her children
who were strangers
and who shared her amongst them-
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only for her $75 Social Security check
S.L. Brooks
11-9-77
What Can I Say?
You are most sweet!
(and I love you for it)
Don’t you know that you are fine?
And that when I need someone
I look for you?
(and you know I love you for that!)
For que? (that’s “why?” in espanol)
Because you are the one!
TTie only one for me.
And I wouldn’t trade you for anything
or anyone. .
are what’s happenm
(that’s “what’s hap-
Because you
with me
iQue pasa!
penin’ ”)
And whats happenin’ is you and me
now
(most definitely)
(and I’ll always love you for it)
Square business, love. I’m serious;
I’ll always love you for it.
By D. J. McCray
A Private Message
A Private Message
I wonder why
1 changed my mind.
It might have had something
to do with you.
I don’t understand myself
nor why 1 like you so
But I do know that I did
change my mind
and I don’t feel
bad about it.
You don’t understand me
nor do I understand you
Yet, somehow we’re attracted
to one another
and upon our attraction for each other
I changed my mind;
and I think I’m glad
I did so.
And I know that you don’t love me,
or that I don’t love you.
And it doesn’t seem to matter,
Because, what really matters
is what goes on between
you and me;
And that 1 really like you;
And that I changed my mind
and I feel sort of
good about it.
By D.J. McCray
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