STONE SONGS.
(In the slave castles of Ghana)
#1
the silent stone so
full of voices, the spirit
sound your insides feel
#2
i am tempted to
go to the wall and tongue lick
stone in search of words
#3
i want to piss on
dungeon floor, spit on dungeon
door, eye break stone down
#4
stone stand, stand stone, stone
cold dead at the auction stand
stand stone cold dead still
—kalamu ya salaam