It's Like Being
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It’s Like Being… It’s like being… A bug inside the flour world It’s like being… A raisin in a grape world It’s like being… Wheat bread in a white bread world It’s like being… Plaster in a tar world It’s like being… A dust in the brick world It’s like being… Old world inside a new world It’s like being… Ink inside the white out world It’s like being… A peak in a valley world It’s like being… Poor in a rich man’s world It’s like being… A sunflower in a weed world It’s like being… Chiffon in the wool world It’s like being… Bland in the salt world It’s like being… Obsidian in the opal world It’s like being… Vegan in a carnivorous world It’s like being… Tone deaf in an orchestra It’s like being… Cotton in a polyester world_______________ A Man/ A Friend Don’t Duck Tyrone A man is not a man who does not help a friend/river deep mirrored image of tranquil illuminations perpetual dreams among clouds of weed bellowing melodies piped through smoked glass instrumental trebles The King transient The song panned visionary wings From hand to heart To head to hear the music A man is not a man who does not rescue a friend surfing in debris pillows down feathers fly land on a lion’s mane flicking to the ground musical notes float painting golden outlines on mirrored images pressed for recognition All Praise around midnight A man is not a man who does not prevent A friend from Combustion igniting in flames of want-to-bees buzzing franticly to embrace…….
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Kamernebti is a poet whose experience has included being with many poets who have been at the forefront of poetry. She has held poetry workshops and been a part of many; Louis Reyes Rivera, George Edward Tait, Abiodun Oyewole, LindaMichele Barron, Jackie Johnson, and Nikki Williams. The shared exchange of being able to absorb the expertise of poets who are experienced and willing to offer their skills to enhance others. She has written about the experiences of being able to tell a story through poetry that will drawn the reader to see a view of the world, the African American culture and the human realities of living.
About the Author
Kamernebti Mer Amon born in Brooklyn, presently a resident of Queens. She was the Literary Director of the Center of Culture, The Afrikan Poetry Theatre for eight years. As an assistant to the Director organized tributes for Ruby Dee, Sonia Sanchez, Haki Madhubuti, and Amiri Baraka. She is founder of Seshata, Inc., a cultural organization that showcased talented poets and performing artists. Also a member of the Drum Word Literary Guild. She has been writing since she was a child and authored a 70-paged children’s story at the age of 12. She has performed at many venues, The Afrikan Poetry Theatre, The New York Historical Society, The St. Marks Poetry Project, Savacou Gallery, When Worlds Collide, Bethany Baptist Church, Schomberg Library to name a few. Her poetry has appeared in African Voices, Essence, and Platitude.