“sister” ain’t nothing but
(for brothers who can’t hear me)

and when I hear you say
we must respect our women
because they are majestic champions of the human spirit
because they hold the sacred key to life and eternity
because they are the standard bearers of all truth
I remember why I love you
and I remember why I stay
I remember why I fight
and I remember why I pray
for a better world
where we don’t have to bow and scrape
and climb and rhyme and jump and hurdle
and snatch and snuff for our due supper
and then I hear you say
come here, sister
because you need to support your brother
because this is all the manhood we have left
because we have needs that must be met
I remember why I love you
and I remember why I stay
I remember why I fight
and I remember why I pray
for a better world
where we don’t have to bow and scrape
and climb and rhyme and jump and hurdle
and snatch and snuff for our due supper
and when I hear you say that I ain’t really down
because you got my number
because I’m nothing but a c*ck-teasing wanna-be, cunt bitch
because I won’t put out
because i'mn really asking for it now
because I got a smart mouth and I won’t shut up
because I probably never had a real man
and because I need to be taught how to respect a brother
I remember why I love you
and I remember why I stay
I remember why I fight
and I remember why I pray
for a better world
where we don’t have to bow and scrape
and climb and rhyme and jump and hurdle
and snatch and snuff for our due supper

© 1994 by Marina Ortiz

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