Some clichty folks
don’t know the facts,
posin’ and preenin’
and puttin’ on acts,
stretchin’ their backs.
They move into condos
up over the ranks,
pawn their souls
to the local banks.
Buying big cars
they can’t afford,
ridin’ around town
actin’ bored.
If they want to learn how to live life right
they ought to study me on Saturday night.
My job at the plant
ain’t the biggest bet,
but I pay my bills
and stay out of debt.
I get my hair done
for my own self’s sake,
so I don’t have to pick
and I don’t have to rake.
Take the church money out
and head cross town
to my friend girl’s house
where we plan our round.
We meet our men and go to a joint
where the music is blue
and to the point.
Folks write about me.
They just can’t see
how I work all week
at the factory.
Then get spruced up
and laugh and dance
And turn away from worry
with sassy glance.
They accuse me of livin’
from day to day,
but who are they kiddin’?
So are they.
My life ain’t heaven
but it sure ain’t hell.
I’m not on top
but I call it swell
if I’m able to work
and get paid right
and have the luck to be Black
on a Saturday night.
End of the poem
15 random poems
- Life by Marvin Bell
- Paris In Spring by Sara Teasdale
- Apology poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- In The Depths Of Solitude by Tupac Shakur
- Николай Языков – Песнь баяна (Люблю смотреть на месяц ясной)
- Огюст Барбье – Джин
- Not Here by Rumi
- A Tale of Starvation poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Николай Гумилев – Капитаны
- Lost Time by Rabindranath Tagore
- power-of-thought.html
- the_poet_angels_who_came_to_dinner.html
- Владислав Ходасевич – Обо всем в одних стихах не скажешь
- A Song Of The Future. by Sidney Lanier
- Николай Гумилев – Луна на море
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Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
