If Us Is A Blues.. (Free{dom} Versus..) Poem by Jamillah Joseph

Some say..

us is a blues..
the down side to upbeats..

signature sounds of sadness..

the discarded parts of God's creation..
souls cast down and away..

They say..

us is a sorrow-filled, pitiful spiritual..
with no (real) savior to sing of..

a hoarsely sung, worn out work song..
lodged in a closed throat..

us is an unresolved note
{..so they say..}
..deserted in atmospheres.

Liner notes to melancholy litanies

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but I say..
to win, us is all we'll ever need to be.