by Anthony J. Mungin
Give me the mic and I bet I can belt
out a tune with the intensity of Al Green;
give me the torments of Marvin Gaye,
and the accompanying trappings
of despairs
and I’ll swoon a song worthy of Grammys;
all I need is the right shoes
and I’ll tap dance into the streets
like little Gregory Hines’ and
Sammy Davis and gyrate like the
King of Pop, and The Prince-of Purple
Badness;
the music like a tuning fork to my core,
dancing into my tapping feet.
Give me the laments of my Brothas
and Sistas
and I’ll sing ‘Soon it will be done,
the troubles of this world…’ over!
as sweet, and heavenly
as Mahalia J!
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ABOUT THE POET ~
I am a native of Charleston South Carolina. At age 14 I moved to Baltimore MD where I lived with relatives before joining the United States Navy where I served for thirteen and a half years. I have been writing off and on for almost 25 years and in that time I have published my works in various media forms., To date, I have completed a few other manuscripts for upcoming fiction novels. Additionally, I have self-published a poetry compilation entitled “Conceptions of the Heart and Mind”; have had my poems featured in “Rewrite Sunlight, A Poetry Anthology, ” and have won a number of poetry awards., Other aspects of my work have been featured in several venues including Examiner, SinclairNews-LSNewsGroup, and This Just In. Finally, I am in my second year of an MFA Creative Writing program at the University of El Paso and am a member of the International Association of Professional Writers And Editors (IAPWE).
Last updated September 04, 2022