h2>Dating : who is that masked man? (for ralph ellison)
Poem
i am continent man
& any man born black in america is one of
my fellow continent men
like jews dial israel
irish dial ireland
italians dial italy
even haitians dial
haiti
they’ve got these huge
phone bills all the time
not me
i am continent man
it is weird without a long-distance bill
weird not buying a load of crazy looking
stamps from the post office
like UPS me a country somebody
or Federal Express me a history
i am that new superhero
only
my identity will always be a secret
see there ain’t no place to change
clothes in america &
lois lane don’t care who the hell
she’s kissing
