Black Is...Black Ain't

Black Is…Black Ain’t
—for Marlon Riggs

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Black Is—
When a guy’s in a hurry
But you ain’t…

Black Is—
When a black snake moans
Late in the whitey city…

Black Is—
When HooDoo VooDoo drums
Make your leg go lame…

Black Is—
When love ain’t until
It come back home to Daddy…