NEXT STOP (Poem)
NEXT STOP
By Farah Lawal Harris, 2025
Imagine two intellectual Brooklyn backpacker rappers
reciting 1970 words from Queen Toni Morrison
on and 88-Keys produced beat.
We as a people
have the unique ability to
remix what already exists
and make it exciting and relevant.
“Chasin after death
just to call ourselves brave.
Still living like mental slaves.”
Did the Mighty Mos Def and Talib Kweli
soberly sit in the studio deciphering
the tragedy of little Black girls like Pecola Breedlove
as a way to prepare us
to ride the Black Star line
all the way up north
to Brown-Skinned Lady love?
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Written for National Poetry Writing Month #napowrimo
