For Nina Simone, more than a poem

Ken Camell ll

October 15 2019

Afram 26

Professor Erica Williams

              More than poem for Nina Simone ......

At age 3 she

began to handle piano keys

In 1955 she was denied

Acceptance into college

when she applied

It was due to

Segregation

America's apartied

but despite all the hatred

to the school of juliard she made it

on her track Mississippi Goddamn

she let ya know life was risky

for a Black Man

this is

More than a poem

about nina simone

She's a revolutionary

with a microphone

When she sung

She hit america like a cyclone

Her beautiful thick lips

Spit soulful linguistics

If you missed it

Go to the store

and cop a disk quick

(Huh) cop a disk quick

And her song sinner man

fed my soul like dinner fam

her songs provided

Info on legislation

Such as jim crow

And segregation

its crazy though

her songs don't get played

on the radio

but she's important still

She inspired Erykah Badu

And Lauryn Hill

Some say nina's

Demeanah was meana

The average senorita

But thats because

America didn't treat hah

With respect

So she chose to reflect

the fact

Thats its a blessing

To be Young, Gifted and Black !

                               

Nina Simone is a Woman who is undervalued and I love to give her the proper respect she's deserving of. She is a radical human being plus a musical genius and that's why I prepared this assignment.