Gene's Poetry

I’m gonna rap on your door
and tap on your window pane.

Until I can get through to you,
there ain’t nothing I can do.

I want to thank you Aretha,
Miss Ross and miss Rosa
and all you sisters that got me through…

I can say I know how to love a man,
get respect, and it’s thanks to you.
Bette and others so low down cool.

Until I became a winner,
I was the loser of all time.
It was when I decided I was young,
gifted and white that I finally
got blessed with my rhymes.

I am the happiest person on the earth
because all my dreams have come true,
and it’s thanks to you,
my sisters of color,
Celia Cruz God bless you…

and Lauryn Hill you should be my cousin.
Bless your hearts and keep this faith alive
until the day we all die
and forever after Amen,
Amen to this love we share
that transpires all ends,
my friends, God bless,
shall your fruit multiply
for Jah and Adonai.

To God, Jah and Adonai.
To Allah amen and amen.
To all my friends amen
and bless your hearts
for your truth, your love,
your courage and your faith
to the one Almighty
that guides us all.

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