Poem for Mahadevi (Supreme Goddess)
My granddaughter Mahadevi
is three
speaks Chinese French English
takes over Chinese restaurant
talks Chinese to waitress
plays with Chinese children
speaking their language
spells and writes her name
Mahadevi El Muhajir
says she's 16 years old one day
next day she 17
had a birthday overnight
excuse me
she moving fast
Sun Ra space baby
from another world
far beyond earth
earthlings can't keep up with her
moves faster than light
energy inexhaustible
wears mama out
what manner of being is this, mama say
Devi
say she gonna have a kitty cat party
no dogs can come
cause they poop too much
only kitty cats can come.
Mama shows her pic of herself as child
Devi says that's me, Mama
that ain't you, that's me!
tells mama to stop line dancing, doing Wobble
dancing ain't good for you, she tell mama.
--Marvin X
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