Poetry

BROTHER MAN – FOR KAMAU BRATHWAITE

By Malachi D. SmithMay 10, 20151 min read

I shall not remove my cover
My head is sacred ground

I shall not cut my beard
It is a monument

I shall not speak with your tongue
I have my own

We shall not see eye to eye
Mine is the universe
Yours inverse

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