an almost accidental gathering of poets
 
   
 
 
Don L. Lee
 
But He Was Cool or: he even stopped for green lights
super-cool
ultrablack
a tan / purple
had a beautiful shade.

he had a double natural
that wd put the sisters to shame.
his dashikis were tailor made
& his beads were imported sea shells
(from some blk/countra i never heard of)
he was triple hip.

his tikis were handcarved
out of ivory
&and came express from the motherland.
he would greet u in swahili
&say goodby in yoruba.

woooooooooooo-jim he bes so cool & ill tel li gent
cool-cool is so cool he was un-cooled by other niggersī cool
cool-cool ultra cool was bop-cool / ice box cool so cool cold cool
his wine didnīt have to be cooled, him was air conditioned cool
cool-cool / real cool made me cool - now ainīt that cool
cool-cool so cool him nick-named refrigerator.

cool-cool so cool
he didnīt know
after detroit, newark, chicago &c.,
we had to hip
cool-cool / super-cool / real cool

that
to be black
is
to be
very-hot.
   
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