all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner

">"...this note is attached to a plant

i've been waterin since the day i met you

you may water it

yr damn self...


...she held her head on her lap

the lap of her sisters soakin up tears

each understandin how much love stood between them

how much love between them

love between them

love like sisters...



...& i dont know i dont know any more tricks

i am really colored & really sad sometimes & you hurt me

more than i ever danced outta/into oblivion isnt far enuf

to get outta this/ i am ready to die like a lily in the

desert/ & i cdnt let you in on it cuz i didnt know/ here

is what i have/ poems/ big thighs/ lil tits/ &

so much love/ will you take it from me this one time/

please this is for you/ arsenio's tres cleared the way

& makes me pure again/ please please/ this is for you

i want you to love me/ let me love you/ i dont wanna

dance wit ghosts/ snuggle lovers i made up in my drunkenness/

lemme love you just like i am/ a colored girl/ i'm finally bein

real/ no longer symmetrical & impervious to pain...



...i loved you on purpose

i was open on purpose

i still crave vulnerability & close talk

& i'm not even sorry bout you bein sorry..."

-ntozake shange