Erren Geraud Kelly

Erren Geraud Kelly was Featured Poet in PoetryMagazine.com in
June of 1997. His work alsso aappeared in 1998 in the E-zine.

500(For Eddie Murray)

It's the night before 2pac
Gets gunned down
And Mike Tyson will
Win his second heavyweight title
In Record time
Amidst a chorus of Fix, Fix !
And this poem will be embryonic
I sit at a bus stop
Knowing how tragic,yet strong
Black masculinity can be
Bob Costas will say your numbers
Can't touch Mays' or Aaron's
And yet you'll sneak into their club
More successful than when you tried
To evade reporters
When you got 3000 hits
40 homers a year was not your mantra
Like Hank, Even Mays only hit 50+ twice
Yet, you stood,black and polished as the
Louisville slugger you swung
When Cal Ripken, Jr. got 2131,he thanked you
cos you told him, come with your lunch pail
everyday,ready to play
And people will respect you
I can relate to you too,brother
I know slow and steady wins the race

Randi

When the youths see you
walking down the street
They call you the
White Lady
cos they think you have money
When the youth see you
walking down the street
They call you the
Black lady
When you tell them
You have no money

I want to sink into your
Vanillabrown skin
And rise out redeemed
I want to sink into your
Vanillabrown skin
And rise out reedemeed

My fear will fade
Like a burning star
Sinking inside your eyes
Your smile will be my bread
When the hard times come

Your smile will be my bread
when the hard times come

And when you are gone
I will not worry
I know you'll return
The amber-fire sky will
Tell me
You dropped your wordbombs
Over Babylon
You dropped your wordbombs
Over Babylon