THE WAY INTO YR SOUL
IS SOUND
1.
yr ears are the surest way
into yr head / the sounds
of music and the meaning-
ful word spoken
at leisure w/ a minimum
of embellishment
2.
the blk marrow
core of us is composed
of music, we aural travelers
know sound is the movement
of matter & souls in motion
rubbed so close together
that more than simply hearing
each other we feel
the movement of each other
sometimes without even touching
each other each one moves the other
the resonance and tingle
of life (which is self-generated
motion) our soul motors
vibrating the tone sensitive
membranes of each other's inner skins
the low notes make us smile
the high notes make us holler
and all in between is our singing
—kalamu ya salaam