PAD Challenge Day 11: An Ode to My Black Brothers
PAD Challenge Day 11: Write a
dedication poem.
An Ode to My Black Brothers
Hey
Prince and King,
I
say Prince and King
because
I know they only call you
Coon,
Nigger, Nigga, Thug, Criminal, Gangbanger
I
wanted to stop and remind you to remind you,
YOU
ARE KING.
And
your sisters and mothers
over
there:
we’re
the QUEENS.
You
are who you are because
we
dedicated our bodies to
carry
your royal highness.
And
please, by any means,
Put
down Jose Cuervo and Captain Morgan,
they
have no inspirational
messages
in the bottle for you.
They
can’t save you.
They
ain’t loyal to you like the Lord be to you.
Put
down the syringe and the belt,
the
white girl, Molly, Angel Dust,
Happy
Pills, Crystal Meth, Amies,
and
the Texas Tea; none of these
can
really set your soul free.
Put
down the rifles, the pistols and revolvers
They
don’t solve problems
They
only bring pain
Let
go of the kilo and the brick dream
They’re
only pennies with a hole in it-
Kinda
pipe dreams.
See,
those graves and prisons over there
they
are filling up fast enough
And
your mama’s mama
And
papa’s papa had enough
And
stop putting your brothers down
Clowning
and wildin’ like we
ain’t from the same struggle
We
all black
We
all targets
We
all been cheated
We
all been mistreated
We
all got issues
We’re
all affected
when
another black is
ignored
and rejected.
Stop
blaming
Stop
shaming
Stop
looking for a hand-out!
Stop walking around
with a pouted mouth!
Get
off your baby mama’s
and
mother’s couch!
Get
up and get out!
Get
the mental health you need!
Get
to work!
Do
not give in!
Do
not give up!
Pray,
pray and pray
Keep open your third eye!
Try,
try and try
Until
the day you die
Pick
up a trade!
Pick
up a book!
Pick
up your kids!
Dance
with your daughters
Play
ball with your sons
Let
them see you
respecting their mothers.
Create
a business.
Create
wealth.
Create
love for yourself.
Legally
grind and hustle;
Even
if you have to do
it
by your damn self!
Don’t
dumb down!
Don’t
become another
morbidity
or mortality statistic!
Be
real and stay optimistic!
Be
another Shaka Zulu,
Mansa
Kankan Mussa,
Turner,
Garvey, King, X
Hughes,
Ellington, Ali,
Robinson,
DuBois,
Marshall, Obama.
Hell,
do something positive to say
“I’m
the G.O.A.T, on
behalf
of my father and my mama.”
D'ElegantOne
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Artwork "In Fear of the Wisdom That Will Be, Most Young Kings Get Their Head Cut Off" by Andre Leon Gray Photo taken during my viewing at VAE |
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