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(This poet caught an eyeful of some of the fine young artists, musicians, chess players and future community leaders at Pueblo Gang Alternative. It gave her that good feeling there might be hope for us all yet.)

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Recorded Reading (1:25): https://www.dropbox.com/s/3nf17ai0ml93fdn/playin%20ain%20playin.mp3?dl=0

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playin’ ain’ playin’

what’m i doin?
playin’
oh, that’s right, i
ain’

ain’ playin’
that’s what um doin’
yeah

homie ain’ playin’
homie don’ play
homie get down
right down town

all around your funky ass
homey give ‘at line a pass
homie rollin’ inna grass
make it cool, don’ make it crass
homie ain’t playin’

hear what’m sayin’
don’ forget yer etiquette
homie ain’ playin’

homie may be playin’
but all um rilly sayin’
is playin’ ain’ just playin’
when, baby, homie play

all ‘at mean disaggree’n
did ‘at yestiday

homie callin’ game today
an’

homie
don’
play

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This poet is physically disabled. Public housing being insufficient to her medical and creative needs, she is presently living, in order to continue working, in her minivan, publishing all of her works using one thumb on the touch screen of her smartphone, surviving at an income of a fraction of her nation’s poverty level. She would treasure any donation you might care to offer ~ http://www.UgiftABLE.com ● #72D-31S.

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