What was the First Sound Poem by Patricia Smith

Look at the transitions between paragraphs or between sections. How does he or she make these transitions? What effect do they have on the forward momentum of the piece?


Each verse is composed of three lines. The last line of each verse is repeated at the beginning of the next verse. This makes it change from one sub subject to another and at the very end, it is ended answering the question from the first verse. This creates like an answer to its claim, it explains why is that.
Also, from within verses, it makes the reader think about what will happen next, and once the reader has though of something, then the next verse is the answer and thus people can keep thinking.