by Judith Meyerowitz
Twirled rope
coiled round black hands
Spin a crisscross story in
magical bands
Jump into the half-moon circle
Hip Hop between invisible lines
A blur of quick hands
Now u see it. Now u don’t.
Jump up heaven bound
Return before sound
Taps the ground
the chain gang
Carries you up
chant
Carries you up
Jump up children
Trouble the waters
May jubilee voices
and African rhymes
Set you free
from imposed ties
Judith Meyerowitz has published both poetry and prose in Voices. She began to write poetry after participating in LP2 groups.