La Tasha N. Nevada Diggs

gamelan

talofa, wa’tsi hi’ya ‘wa’ya

a’le ya(na)se kamama

e kala mai ia’u

Laka, funky like a unicorn

could warn you
pero lingo gotta switch

swiftly wa’tsi hi’ya gv-li

bubble your waters tread your kingdom

tip-toe on your vertigo flip to stereo

can you hear me yo?

lehelehe lehelele flow
lehelehe jingo

chico ma goon ngun ngun ngun yeah!
china ma orit chichi sai

tip-toe on your vertigo flip to stereo can you hear me yo?

chico ma goon ngun ngun ngun yeah!
china ma orit chichi sai


pulelehua wa’tsi hi’ya a tsv ya

a’le wesi
fire eaters rum-riddle linguistic skittles

enchanted shuffleboard
what you heard….extraordinary

running down to Singapore
Pele, whiti te ra!

gonna buy me a lavender labrador
Pele, ‘ga no lv’sga

restore your confidence
make it fresh

joy pop diss beat

jawbreaker broken e’s hawai’i

goli:ga tsalagi

dawadoa thal’ami

chico ma goon ngun ngun ngun yeah!
china ma orit chichi sai

tip-toe on your vertigo flip to stereo can you hear me yo?

chico ma goon ngun ngun ngun yeah!
china ma orit chichi sai

gadia
pulelehua wa’tsi hi’ya a tsv ya

idadia

pulelehua wa’tsi hi’ya a tsv ya

La Tasha N. Nevada Diggs
August 12, 2005
Harlem…hot as hell

Poem, copyright © 2005 by La Tasha N. Nevada Diggs
Appearing on From the Fishouse with permission
Audio file, copyright © 2005, From the Fishouse

Posted on September 16, 2005 6:50 AM