In Memory of Kuwasi Balagoon
by Marilyn Buck
December 19, 1986
December 13, 1986
Dear brother you spoke so plain
children listened to your song of freedom
played in games, stories and life
brother you danced so lightly
you whistled as you soared
over prison walls and tombs
dear brother your spirit sings
songs of freedom
wrenched from slaver’s cruelty
you leave us your tunes
swinging blues
rocking rap
brass staccatos
peace by piece
a revolution riff
Marilyn Buck is an Anti-Imperialist
political prisoner. She is imprisoned for her anti-imperialist actions
carried out in support of national liberation, women's liberation, social
and economic justice. In 1985 she was captured and and
faced 4 separate court trials. She was charged with conspiracy to support
and free PP/POWs and to support the New Afrikan Independence struggle through
expropriations. In 1988 she was indicted for conspiracy to protest and alter
government policies through use of violence against government and military
buildings and received an additional 10 years for conspiracy to bomb the
Capitol. She is serving a total of 80 years. This poem is
also read by former Black Panther Kiilu Nyasha on Marilyn's poetry CD Wild
Poppies, produced in 2004 by Freedom Archives and
available from leftwingbooks.net
