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My dream is a red dress Above my knees High-heel red sandals And me coming over the top The music booming Hi Howie I will say With a lovely smile I don't want to play the game I want to be it.

Nikki Giovanni

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Nikki Giovanni
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: June 7
Poet
Teacher
Writer
Knoxville
Tennessee
Yolande Cornelia Giovanni
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Smile
Sandals
Coming
Heel
Game
Heels
High
Knees
Games
Dress
Dream
Red
Music
Dresses
Howie
Play
Lovely
Booming

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