Today…
got to start timing
my time
because when it
comes to mine,
don’t have much
left here to stay
so let me get on
with such
as I have to
say…
Really don’t
know
If I
can keep
this rhythmic
flow
as I continue
to go
but assure you
an awareness
beat;
so before you
fall asleep,
let me
move on my
friend
and you’ll soon
see,
the situation we’re
in
and
comprehend
before we reach
the end
that you
may know
where we need
to go,
and how
much we need
to grow
the fertile
hued seeds
we need to sow…
Hey, there’s this
oppressor syndrome
that has infested our
village home
causing painful hurt
in the hood
doing what
we ought not
should…
we need to get
our reality
together
that we are not
here to murder
one another:
father, mother,
cousins, brothers,
sister,
or grandmother:-
Hey, I’m not talking to
the syndrome
dead
but to those still
here with
brain ticking
in your head…
let us return
our weary eyes
onto the ever
fought for prize—
not halting here at
the mountaintop
but sojourning
without another stop—
on…into…and
through…
the valley
of the shadows
of death
stepping footprints
the ancestors left;
Let us reconcile
one another
in amazing grace,
as we move on to
liberating our
weary oppressed
race—
if we’re going to
arrive where
we ought
to be,
it’s gone
have to be
because of you,
me, and
our priority…
in sanitizing
this conundrum
and its filthy debris:
In these words
I’m laying,
hope you grasp
what I’m
saying
about you
and me
and our
immediate priority.