From a thigh gap
To a gap year
Abroad
Apparent
Trustafarian dred
An unkempt head
Casual kleptocracy
Prowling for authenticity
Divesting of tailwind temporarily
In solidarity

Heard a prussian blue note

Koyé konoyé,
Kono, dounna ye moufè
Né mana djougouyala
Tolentèma mogomandi i djougouyé¹

Knotted dreds to form an
Undulating bacterial train
Traverse the festival terrain
Until a lighter brown note
Sinto o canto da noite na boca do vento²

Sold

To the sperm bandit
One nearly deported
Slave free
Chocolatey
Absolution of
All that is macro
Capoeira
Won’t
Save
You
from your finefringedfestivalspirit*animal*gypsy*soul*appropriate
Now
Mate
May
From the gap between your
Empathighs
Spring forth a
Yay!
Racism is solved
baby

 

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¹Keïta, Salif “Cono” 1987. Soro. Mango records
²Bethânia, Maria & Costa, Gal “Sohno Meu” 1978. Álibi. Philips

 

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