Ever Seen a Buttafly with Nubian Locks? Book by Buttafly Jonez
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Mammy
Mealy mouths be moanin’ and cryin’
for mammy’s mammary.
For that natural milk nourishing nations.
It is tainted with the DNA of
Africans that built this place.
Arian blood is tainted.
Arian blood is tainted
cause mammy’s bulging breast
fed their greedy babies
cause lily-white titty
didn’t want to sag and be
stretched out like a bag.
But mammy didn’t have a choice.
Mealy mouths be moanin'
and cryin’ for mammy’s mammary.
Tired from picking cotton
and fighting off master
cause he is trying
to get some of that
black fat back.
Covered with whips
cause she didn’t want her daughter
to suck his, to lick his, to become his
watermelon eating rag doll.
Mammy smiles
cause she is scared from running for miles
and
trying not to become defiled
and exiled
cause her milk still drips for her own child.
Mammy is fat with oppression.
Confused and has depression.
because
she gets no credit or
recognition
for helping to build this nation.
She is angry cause all her babies are handed rations
and her milk is still gone.
Mealy mouths be moanin’ and cryin’
for mammy’s mammary
while she digs out cotton ‘till her
blood dyes it crimson red.
The kids are ready for bed
with these pretty pink and white blood dyed sheets.
Behind mammy’s eyes lies the formula of growth
all the while
being groped between her thighs
cause master is trying to find
the answer.
It is sacred
so she doesn’t tell.
Master still searches to this day.
Kaharra Harbour/Buttafly Jonez
©2010 “Ever Seen a Buttafly wih Nubian Locks?”
Zonez: The Life and Times of Buttafly Jonez Book
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Soul survivor
Life and times are hard
picking up dimes
to get bottles of water
‘cause
the city is dirty
just like my skin
It’s the sin of the century
People don’t care
They just turn to me
and give out pennies
and nickels
They’re fickle
Hard times lead me to believe
that when I bleed
it’s just another layer of clothes
Frozen nose
Cold toes
Nobody knows
The voices are here
always telling me what to do
Maybe that’s why people say I’m crazy
but I know what’s the truth
My hair is not happy
My skin is sore
Look into my eyes
My soul is torn
I have a little soul left
Just enough to keep me alive
but until that dies
This newspaper blanket
Covers me with lies
I used to have a husband
till death did us part
So when the death of my spirit came
he did the same
Left me alone
My thickness is gone
No more fleshy teeth
or nails that are long
My stomach’s only comfort
are fries that are cold
Half ate burgers
and rotten frankfurters
from the dirty street vendor
that pees in the corner
I drink bitter cold coffee
that sits by the newsstands
cause when I imagine
it warms my hands
(c) 2010 Buttafly Jonez
Systematic Metamorphosis $10 "Mammy" is included in this CD