conversation

i put my food here on the table

maybe

you care to grab some

i am cooking on the daily

maybe 

you care to have some

don’t put your fingers on my stove

you’ll burn your fingers on my stove

fast food over what i made from scratch

drive through dinner wrapped in paper bag

rushing through what took me all afternoon

chopping, stirring, sweating soon

sit down with me so we can share

talking brother

listening mama

sharing sister

a good conversation mister

my brothers my brothers

we don’t talk so much

we just plot and plan

for the future sun

it’s just how we navigate

the storm

of being 

african

african in this place

african in this moment

african in the soil

talking brother

listening mama

sharing sister

a good conversation mister

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that is really interesting

.

.

.

and how far do we still have to go?

song || produced by betina quest, mix+master rvdical the kid, lyrics betina quest
music betina quest + chris schock + philip lawall, synthesizer betina quest, guitar andrew asare
image || tommy wá, set design/concept betina quest, mkutaji
translation || betina quest