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    Soul Psalms: Poems
    Soul Psalms: Poems
    Soul Psalms: Poems
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    Soul Psalms: Poems

    By U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo

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    Soul Psalms, a collection of poems from Zimbabwean American poet U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo, is filled with lyrical and vivid imagery that takes you on a emotional journey toward finding self. Exploring themes of family, love, body image, acceptance, and belonging, Mhlaba-Adebo’s words flow melodically and powerfully, bringing readers to a place of peace. The themes in Soul Psalms may be personal, but they appeal to a universal pull: the desire to become.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShe Writes Press
    Release dateApr 19, 2016
    ISBN9781631520136
    Soul Psalms: Poems
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    U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo

    U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo, whose Ndebele/Zulu name means “What are we waiting for?” is a Boston-based Zimbabwean American Performance Artist and Poet. She has a Master’s in education from Lesley University and more than fifteen years of experience teaching health and wellness in schools and communities, and is presently an Adjunct Professor in English at Endicott College. Her poems have been used in film, TV, theater, and documentaries, and published in Write On The Dot. She is happily married and has a son.

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      Book preview

      Soul Psalms - U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo

      SECTION 1

      Truth

      Papa Don’t Know Me!

      I was birthed in stagnant watersn

      The air was thick

      Pregnant

      I couldn’t feel the passionate wetness of my limbs

      Forming in my mother’s mind

      Sublime

      She tried to hide me from the pain of paternal

      indifference

      Like a nightmare I came to my father in his sleep

      Haunting his dreams

      Quiet suicidal thoughts of fear

      Papa don’t know me

      Biological papa, Baba

      Papa don’t know me NO

      Papa was a rolling stone

      He said I was TOO black

      TOO radical

      TOO strong

      Why couldn’t I be good like the other Joes and Janes

      God knows when and where he lost his pride

      I am not about to hide what I feel deep inside

      Cause I am BLACK and I am PROUD

      And dammit I am going to shout it loud

      He wanted his children growing up with color

      not being an issue

      Unfortunately color is an issue

      And you have to teach your children

      who they really are

      So they will not get lost like leaves in the wind

      My mother, my wisdom, my earth taught me who I am

      I stand tall and proud

      To be AFRICAN

      Mama’s love gave me wings so I can fly high

      Papa’s eyes open wide but he’s so damn blind

      Can’t understand the woman I am

      The woman that can

      Papa don’t know me

      Biological papa, Baba

      Papa don’t know me NO

      Papa was a rolling stone

      Love Is Not Supposed to Hurt

      Sometimes I wish I could punch out your eyes

      like orbits

      See how far you would go once blind

      You who gave me love have blinded

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