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I Am So' Fine Independently Published

IN NEWARK, N. J., ON THE 5th DAY OF JANUARY 1968, IN THE DEAD OF WINTER, A WOMAN BY THE NAME OF MAYOLA J. MACKEY GIVES BIRTH TO A SON OUT OF HER REVOLUTIONARY WOMB. THIS SON WOULD GO ON TO ABSORB THE WORLD AROUND HIM LIKE A SPONGE. ALL THE JOY, PAIN, LOVE, DESPAIR AND HOPE THAT THE WORLD OF THE GHETTO HAS OFFERED, I AS A POET HAVE PUT IT ALL INTO WORDS WITH HOPES OF HONORING THE FEELINGS AND TRUTH OF MY THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES. TO ALL I ASK, READ WITH AN OPEN MIND AND ENJOY. FOR I SHARE THESE POEMS WITH PARTS OF MY HEART AND MY VERY BEING. THE POETSO' FINE