"Sista's Serenade"

                                       Lyris D. Wallace

Girl,

what you been doin’?

You been livin’

          and life done caught you off guard.

I heard you been talkin’,

          talkin’ to da preacher man,

          talkin’ to yo friend down da hall.

You even been talkin to dat ole man on da corna.

Did dey tell you anything you wanna hear?

What you wanna know, sista girl?

          Will the snow fall tomorrow?

What you wanna know?

          How the rain fell in Spain?

Listen girl,

          ain’t no streets called easy.

          No sun-drenched paths leading to

          brighter tomorrows.

Ain’t no prince charmin’s

coming down no yellow brick roads.

It just AIN’T.

You gotta get yo head togetha.

          Today ain’t yesterday,

          and yesterday ain’t tomorrow.

We livin’ for TODAY,

          And TODAY is all it IS.

You reflect back too long,

You find yoself lost in what WAS.

Ain’t no, wish I could ‘eves

          or if onlys.

All it is,

          is what it is.

                   You dig what I’m sayin’?

 10:34am

                    LDW ©