From Utter Despair to Sheer Joy

Is Gospel–

Such a Broad Spectrum & some

White people–in Wasteland–say:

“It’s only Blacks can sing It”,

Meaning: “Only This can Blacks really do”.

But Other Ways–

Be– (I know)

A package deal tearing Humanity in Half

Just Won’t do–

Sheer Joy and Utter Despair

Have taken me this far –

All along the Journey

Home

Gospel has helped these Split Selves of mine

Travel to reach that Bay of Bliss

Where Diversity–With Otherness–And Self–

Is