One Grandfather
was the iceman
for many of the hotspots
on this map
The other Grandfather
custom-tailored suits
for Duke Ellington
My Grandmothers'
millinery business
and meatballs were rewarded
with free passes to the Cotton Club
Their sons and daughters
danced wherever
there were dance floors
But I am the only one
from the third generation
to dance in his own classroom
The generation after me
featured the only Oliverio
to live in Sugar Hill
I will always remember
his wall-to-wall posters of Malcolm X,
John Kennedy and Kurt Vonnegut
All four generations
of Oliverios and Anastasios
had a grand time in Harlem
and then some
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