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" Seekin' The Cause " by Miguel Pinero

he was Dead he never Lived died died he died seekin' a Cause seekin' the Cause because he said he never saw the cause but he heard the cause heard the cryin' of hungry ghetto children heard the warnin' from Malcolm heard the tractors pave new routes to new prisons died seekin' the Cause seekin' a Cause he was dead on arrival he never really Lived uptown . . . downtown . . . crosstown body was round all over town seekin' the Cause thinkin' the Cause was 75 dollars & gator shoes thinkin' the Cause was sellin' the white lady to black children thinkin' the cause is to be found in gypsy rose or j. b. or dealin' wacky weed and singin' du-wops in the park after some chi-chiba he died seekin' the Cause died seekin' a Cause and the Cause was dyin' seekin' him and the Cause was dyin' seekin' him and the Cause was dyin' seekin' him he wanted a color t. v. wanted a silk on silk suit he wanted