Day 30 of 30
WHEN THEY BURY TONY ALLEN
let there be silence first
just for a moment while we stretch
our skin across this barrel of an earth
this headless and assless cavity
just for a moment while we stretch
our skin across the splintered wood
of history brown from bucktown to trenchtown
just for a moment while we stretch
our skin from trenchtown to lagos
to brixton the epidermis of everything
just for a moment while we stretch
our skin weathered and wonderthick
staple it to the sides of our world tight
just for a moment while we stretch
our hands above our heads high high high
and together
bang the drum
bang the drum
bang the drum
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Diana
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Jun 23, 2020 07:54AM
Thank you for teaching me about Afrobeat/Afrofunk and Tony Allen. You're one of my favorite writers that I've discovered in the last 5 years or so. You never disappoint, whatever you write. I'd like to hear this put to the drums. Love, love, love "wonderthick".
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Jason Reynolds never ceases to amaze me with his writing. His writing washes over your very being drawing you into each verse as though it was written only for you. He seems to touch every fiber of your being with the stroke of his pen and I never tire of reading his works.
Jason Reynolds, I was wondering if you are planning to make the 5th book in your Track series. I know you wanted to write one for each newbie, but I would love more! Although, I am satisfied with the way Lu ended. Thanks again, your books are truly amazing.
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