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Appendix B

The Thirteens (Black)*

Your Momma took to shouting

Your Poppa's gone to war,

Your sister's in the streets,

Your brother's in the bar,

The thirteens. Right On.

Your cousin's taking smack

Your Uncle's in the joint,

Your buddy's in the gutter

Shooting for his point

The thirteens. Right on.

And you, you make me sorry

You out here by yourself,

I'd call you something dirty,

But there just ain't nothing left,

cept

The thirteens. Right On.

*Source: The Poetry of Maya Angelou. New York: Quality Paperback Books, 1990. 46.

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