Dreams

in my younger years
before i learned
black people aren’t
suppose to dream
i wanted to be
a raelet
and say “dr o wn d in my youn tears”
or “tal kin bout tal kin bout”
or marjorie hendricks and grind 
all up against the mic
and scream
“baaaaaby nightandday 
baaaaaby nightandday”
then as i grew and matured
i became more sensible 
and decided i would 
settle down
and just become
a sweet inspiration