I come to talk to you today,

Not knowing exactly what I have to say.

Because our subject here today –

What the hell does that mean, hey?

B.W. Powe just lays the title down,

It’s we who have to risk the clown.

Going down, laying egg, to find out –

What “Living Literacies” are all about.

Know what I’m sayin’?

Know what I’m sayin’?

(If you do, tell me!)

Literacy is making yourself understood;

No matter what your hood.

High or low, young or old.

Timid or bold.

A job for body, as well as spirit.

No reason to fear it!

My words have pictures,