Wednesday, June 29, 2011

I Love Everything About You But You

Marvin X and Paradise Jah Love
photo by James Moore, Jr



This is Black America's favorite poem of mine!
Black people say this poem makes them feel validated!
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"I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU, BUT YOU!"
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They want the black spirit
They want the black mind
They want the black soul
They want the black behind
They want the black muscle
They want the black heart
They want the black music
They want the black art
They want the black rhythm
They want the black hips
They want the black power
They want the black lips
They want the black style
They want the black talk
They want the black skill
They want the black walk
They want the black rod
They want the black heat
They want the black coffee
They want the black meat
They want the black land
They want the black gold
They want the black diamonds
They want the black coal
They want the black oil
They want the black race
They want the black earth
They want the black space
They want the black dollars
They want the black gods
They want the black everything...but me and you
Now that's odd!
They want the black neighborhood but not the black neighbor?
I love everything about you, but you! -

(c) 1995 Paradise 939
The complete version with music is available...

1 comment:

  1. The most emulated people on earth and the most hated. A strange dichotomy and true."I love everything about you but you"-Paradise brings the truth home in this piece he talks of the
    "hypo-crazy" of white society who dey fooling.hmmm

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