everybody’s welcome
fo(r) a wessyde mural by Barrett Keithley aka B-Keezy!
at the unveiling at Kehrein Center for the Arts
september 13, 2023
wessyde be paradise
fulla mountain(s) wif window(s)
& bac(k)-porch(is) erect(id)
at intersection(s) of street & soul
cut dis corner
& encounter an-udda mountain
cullud gold
cullud green
cullud lavender
& see de drum(s)
& see de saxophone(s)
& see de note(s) on a mountain
wif window(s)
cut dis corner
& gaze upon de blk girl magic
in awe-view of blk woman marvel
& u realize dey see each other
to know all dat be possible
look at’em 3-story high
bronze(d) & afro(d) conductor(s)
from an intersection of street & soul
directin a chorus
of instrument(s) & imagination
& we know wut happen(d)
wen hudson saw franklin
or wen blige saw baker
or wen hill saw simone
we know wut happen(s) wen we see oursef(s)
all bronze(d) & afro(d) cullud on 3-story mountain(s)
wif widow(s) & bac(k)-porch(is)
at an intersection of street & soul
directin a chorus of instrument(s) & imagination
paint(id) gold
green & lavender
amongst drum(s)
saxophone(s) & note(s)
we know wen we see oursef(s)
we are given de permission to be oursef(s)
purely metallic in hue
uncut funk-da-fy(d) symphony(s)
of wut is possible
& plant(id) in our gallatic power
we know wut happen(d)
wen da brat saw queen latifah
& wen queen latifah saw sha-rock
we know dey all saw a star
& room inside de sky
to be a star too
we
who cut dis corner
can pause & know
we can happen
as bright
& as gold
as note
& as dream
as street
& as soul
as window & porch
as we want to be
all bronze(d) & afro(d)
on a 3-story mountain
inside a sky
werr every-body is welcome
inside a sky
dat will always make room
fo(r) us
all gold & drum