HERE ‘TIS, p.4
Dublin Core
Title
HERE ‘TIS, p.4
Description
"TOP INDEPENDENCE
Although our Independence Day
Has just been celebrated,
I never fully realized
How free we are created.
I mean I never did until
I noticed what we’re wearin' ;
And then I knew what caused divorce,
Insanity and swearin’.
No one could doubt our liberty
When, on empty craniums.
Freak hats hold berries on the vine,
Gourds, fruit and gay geraniums.
And we don’t claim we wear a squash
And grapes because we need ‘em.
Oh, no! that’s just our unique way
Of proving we have freedom."
Although our Independence Day
Has just been celebrated,
I never fully realized
How free we are created.
I mean I never did until
I noticed what we’re wearin' ;
And then I knew what caused divorce,
Insanity and swearin’.
No one could doubt our liberty
When, on empty craniums.
Freak hats hold berries on the vine,
Gourds, fruit and gay geraniums.
And we don’t claim we wear a squash
And grapes because we need ‘em.
Oh, no! that’s just our unique way
Of proving we have freedom."
Creator
Lyla Myers
Publisher
Baltimore Afro-American
Date
1941-7-5
Collection
Citation
Lyla Myers, “HERE ‘TIS, p.4,” African American Fourth of July, accessed May 7, 2024, https://africanamerican4th.omeka.net/items/show/230.