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Muse & Drudge [why these blues come from us]


why these blues come from us
threadbare material soils
the original colored
pregnant with heavenly spirit


stop running from the gift
slow down to catch up with it
knots mend the string quilt
of kente stripped when kin split


white covers of black material
dense fabric that obeys its own logic
shadows pieced together tears and all
unfurling sheets of bluish music


burning cloth in a public place
a crime against the state
raised the cost of free expression
smoke rose to offer a blessing

Written by Harryette Mullen

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