A Historical Footnote to Consider Only When All Else Fails Poem by Nikki Giovanni

A Historical Footnote to Consider Only When All Else Fails

Rating: 4.3


(For Barbara Crosby)
While it is true
(though only in a factual sense)
That in the wake of a
Her-I-can comes a
Shower
Surely I am not
The gravitating force
that keeps this house
full of panthers

Why, LBJ has made it
quite clear to me
He doesn't give a
Good goddamn what I think
(else why would he continue to masterbate in public?)

Rhythm and Blues is not
The downfall of a great civilization
And I expect you to
Realize
That the Temptations
have no connection with
The CIA

We must move on to
the true issues of
Our time
like the mini-skirt
Rebellion
And perhaps take a
Closer look at
Flour power

It is for Us
to lead our people
out of the
Wein-Bars
into the streets
into the streets
(for safety reasons only)
Lord knows we don't
Want to lose the
support
of our Jewish friends

So let us work
for our day of Presence
When Stokely is in
The Black House
And all will be right with
Our World

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Blanca 16 May 2018

i love it so much it is amazing poety i seen so far

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So let us work for our day of Presence When Stokely is in The Black House And all will be right with Our World. Very nice

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Khairul Ahsan 27 February 2019

'We must move on to the true issues of Our time' - truly so!

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Ratnakar Mandlik 27 February 2019

An intriguing theme as also the poem. Perhaps it represents the modern world correctly. Congrats on modern poem of the day.

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Dr Antony Theodore 27 February 2019

So let us work for our day of Presence When Stokely is in The Black House. expecting that all will be well with this world.. thank u dear poet. tony

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Edward Kofi Louis 27 February 2019

" Of our Jewish friends" ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Nikki Giovanni

Nikki Giovanni

Knoxville, Tennessee
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