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BLACK MAN WALKING (PART 2: A NARRATIVE JOURNEY))

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From the bleeding stolen womb of Africa to the dried navel of American,

Black man walking;

From the bell bowels of slave ships to auction blocks and cotton fields,

Black man walking;

From the plowed rows of cotton fields with bloody keloid bent backs,

Black man walking;

Along the blood-stained roads of the shadows of death...fearing no evil,

Black man walking

Along the rails over trouble waters of the liberating Underground Railroad,

Black man walking;

Passing klu trunks, klux branches and bloody leaves of klan lynching trees,

Black man walking;

Passing a cracked liberty bell, skewed scales and raised confederate flags,

Black man walking;

Stripped of dignity, pride castrated, and denied the pursuit of happiness,

Black man walking;

Tried, convicted and sentenced to death for the crime of being born black,

Black man walking;

Through the grinding gangrene grief of abject bigotry and American racism,

Black man walking;

Glad and rejoicing...waking each and every day on the death row of life,

Black man walking;

Slapping fascist knees off of his neck and breathing the air of liberation,

Black man walking;

With warrior spirit...in storms of oppression...soul anchored in the Lord,

Black man walking;

Struggling onward...wearing the breastplate of God...anointed with His oil,

Black man walking;

Albeit racism's rejected stone, he's always God's cornerstone of humanity:

Black man walking~~~<><><>  

       06/09/2020

 

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Contest Winner  

Charles2 says:

Black power sign... onyx...

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Mrabc says:

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Contest Winner  

mlowe5 says:

Thanks, Charles 2 and Mrabc. ONE! Peace and Love, mlowe5

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mrmelody7 says:

You really walked this one Sir a fascinating walk down History Lane. Wonderful how you told this story

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Contest Winner  

mlowe5 says:

Thanks, MRMELOD (Mellow Brother aka mrmelody7). Peace and Love, M'Lowe.

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