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Indeed, as the world was turning,
For decades they made us believe
That our suffering was as was the
Days of our lives in this land; indeed,
As was the sands in the hourglass
Slowly falling to once again slowly
Fall until in the days to come
When the young and restless
Would teach us the new law and order
That the gun smoke of the Oppressor
Syndrome would bring to all in [our] family.
And here we are now, indeed—
With criminal minds of self-destruction:
Confused with Amos and Andy, dynamite
Fusions, nephew visit to uncle, and even Roots!
Choosing to sever the latter, rather than be nourished
By the awareness of Ourstory and the allegorical
Messages of ancestral survival inspirations:-
Now, we drool over scenes of blackish lives, screened
Visions of what could be us in 911 calls, and Forbidden
Black Insurrection against the Oppressor Syndrome—
Sending Vicious Under-minding of the hued allegory
That D’Jango brethren chose to succinctly give:
Another missed roots awareness—echoed.
Indeed, we can no longer—in Jefferson’s ways—be as if
The walking dead entering and exiting life’s stage_:-
For we are not mere players in life’s living reality;
Rather, we are of aged eyes still on the prize.
Indeed, in the face of the nation in which we live—with
It’s snotty-nosed oppressive racism—we must be mindful
That it is not to be of us to seek to reconcile with our evil
Oppressors, but rather, to be about the reconciliation with
One another as we uncloak the Oppressor Syndrome and
No longer allow our communities to be living graveyards.
Indeed, let us ever be mindful—we’re on God’s battlefield
And our children are watching and critiquing our performance.
Thus, as this Babylonian world of today—with its plethora
Of Pandora Box-like atrocities—continues to turn in these
Days of our lives, let us not be distracted from the eyes’ prize
As we remain steadfast in not leaving Children of Sisyphus behind.
Finally—indeed—just one more—paraphrased—thing: “…whatsoever…
Has been said that is...true, honest, pure, lovely…[thought-provoking]…
And of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise…
[Indeed, with divine wisdom and guidance]…think on these things….”
