Quotes From "Directed By Desire: The Collected Poems" By June Jordan

And if iif i ever let love gobecause the hatred and the whisperingsbecome a phantom dictate i o-bey in lieu of impulse and realities(the blossoming flamingos of mywild mimosa trees)then let love freeze meout.(from i must become a menace to my enemies) June Jordan

... mommahelp meturn the face of historyto your face.- Getting Down To Get Over - Dedicated To My Mother June Jordan