Written by: Nkay O

I am music

a note.
whole, half , quarter and eighth
Rounded through lines of sheet
Black and white on piano keys

I am
The antidote to
The expression of
the documentation on
attitudes
happenings and-
feelings

I am
aloof, sexy, blunt, and warm
do
war, party, heartbreak, and whatever
re
love, pain, lust and anger
mi

I am
the beat for b-boys
The boom in their box
an aria in a symphony
allegro…adagio
The wind in the Caribbean
soca calypso kompa mambo
rumba merengue reggae
aye aye aye

I am
Strings and Beads
Electric and Digital
Air and Water
Hands and Mouth

I am
the soul of Africa
djembe to her left
tambura to her right
nay'd up and Ngoma'd down
Gombi snug in between

I am
hooks that scream your anthem
and verses that make you chorus
This stanza builds a concert-o
And gives a waltz in the park

I am
the sway of your hips
the beat of your chest
the vibration of your throat
And the tap of your feet

Placenta of your womb
The rod you don't spare
Cross that you carry
Devil in your loins
Nails stabbed hands
Dirt on your coffin.

I am music.

© N.O 2005