tall tales and all

Fiction

Poetry

A Tale of Exile

Literary Monuments

Thotlines

Audience Response

Barbie:
I placed my bet upon your six-pack abs, O jungle boy
Perchance to show off a lifetime's catch of rare breed
But my chips fell upon your empty heart 
Cry, oh, cry American girl
Cry for the loss of six-pack jungle abs
Now must I content with a loveless heart

Mandingo:
I placed my bet upon your greencard, O fair one
Perchance to reach my ladder up upon the heavens
My chips begat me my bet, and then some- 
Cry, oh, cry jungle boy
Cry for fatherhood so untimely
Now must I content with festering dreams deferred 

Wanjiku:
I placed my bet upon your strong hoe, O son of my people
Perchance to till the land with me to the end of time
But my chips fell on the Barbed fencing of your jungle
Cry, oh, cry bell of the village
Cry for betrayal in the city of your exile
Now must I content with doctorates and dark winters

Uncle Sam:
More chips, O gamblers of the jungle?
The Casino is open 24-7, all year round
Bring on the jazz- pararampapadoopidoo
Play on, play on, play on...

Mkawasi Mcharo Hall
© mkmc apr2002 middletown, ny