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Mental Waves Frothing Shores Of Being...

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(Apropos Of A Contemplative Minute) 

 

Hey, being Black is not a style

It is a reality of the imaging

Of you and me:

Afros, braids, and dreadlocks

Beautiful and proud

Dashikies and kufis

Jeans & khakis & overalls

Beating drums & banjo playing

Gumbo and Bar-B-Que

Curry goat and lamb stew

And—yes—those chitlins

Which were once a survivor’s

Menu of ancestors of me and you

Who fought to the death to prevent

The murdering of our own 

Spirit and ourselves

And who understood while 

There are changes in life

Being Black is not about styling

But living loud & being Black

And proud and thankful

To our Creator in flowing thoughts

Like these—and you—flowing with me

In gracious moments of Peace and Love:-

 

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