Light A Candle In The Dark

A poem by Nikki Giovanni


         Kidnap Poem

ever been kidnapped
by a poet
if i were a poet
i'd kidnap you
put you in my phrases and meter
you to jones beach
or maybe coney island
or maybe just to my house
lyric you in lilacs
dash you in the rain
blend into the beach
to complement my see
play the lyre for you
ode you with my love song
anything to win you
wrap you in the red Black green
show you off to mama
yeah if i were a poet i'd kid
nap you

Nikki Giovanni is one of the best-known African-American poets who reached prominence during the late 1960s and early 1970s.  Besides being  a world-renowned poet, she is a writer, commentator, activist, and educator.