Ay Ay Ay de la Grifa Negra, a poem by Julia de Burgos
Ay, ay, ay, I am black, pure black; kinky hair and Kafir lips; and a flat Mozambican nose. A jet black woman, I cry and I laugh at the thrill of being a black statue; of being a piece of the night, where my white teeth flash like lightning... [ continue there ...] Julia de Burgos