Understand

God

Now some gone call it destiny while others say that its fate, I give this world the best of me and then they start the debate, see I’m the last seed to survive the others died in them chains, see I’m the seed that’s born to strive some said I’d die what a shame, ask them people off in Flint about this time and our race, while the preacher say repent and give each dime to his place, in all religious books I read each suicide just mean hell but these religious crooks is cold, where Jesus died where the nails?, Huey held a Mac -11 Brother Malcolm did to how could somebody sell you heaven when it’s inside of you, as a kid I used to hustle just to burn through a wad opened up my strongest muscle and I learned I’m a GOD!

@Andre Thomas  

Break

Ain't in the skies nor in the lies I know that God is inside you'd be surprised what come with pride my temples where God reside, poisoned water kill our youth then laugh to them cause it's funny same people show they truth by sending Dylan Roof money, laws written on plantations books that killed off our soul bringing modern devastation population control, on the news they say it’s savage say we loot give us hell but all the while ignore the man who lost his life at Fruitvale, never hesitate to kill us dump and empty the clips while they all gone follow Trump slave masters ready with whips, but in this day it's kinda different just need booze and cocaine Mama smoke it while he flip it they both losing they brain, imagine what it took to live just eating out the hogs and how the *** you say forgive while I get bit by your dogs, afraid of nothing no not death cause I been dead for awhile saw Eric Garner's final breathes and life went red for awhile, if y...

Boys 2 Men

Jan 29

Figured I'd write myself a note, but then I seen it was more, a million souls who doubt theyself, dreams that won't be explored, they say it's not about a race, but why did Emit get killed, another time, another place, I might of been Emit Till, I paint a picture with these words, take a look, and then capture, paint a picture like proverbs, for all the crooks that been captured, they say it's rare to hear the truth, I can't condone or pretend, damn it's so rare to hear the truth, that it's unknown to most men, no other way but revolution, just stay steady or try, born as a seed of revolution, born ready to die, if I rebuild what I destroyed, can I pray for amends, if we rebuild and then destroy, can our boys become men?


@Andre Thomas

Change

The police hunting down our babies, make it skin vs a badge, since Alex Haley aint around I use my pen on this pad, if I speak, I speak for those who died both nameless, and black, you know the kids, the ones who blameless, except they born in Chiraq, why Mike Brown can't be a doctor, death the reason he can't, so now he chill with Brother Malcolm, who first embraced Oscar Grant, said it really hurt it soul, we getting smoked by police, Redd Fox said it was cold, no joke to Ms. Della Reese, Martin asked whats up with Jesse, Huey sat with his burner,  George Jackson gave a nod, as he sat with Nat Turner, Fred Hampton gave a hug, I feel that grip to this day, Ms. Tubman said to always pray, while Che just tipped his beret, met some authors from the past, and drunk some tea with Parks, had a blast with Arthur Ashe, then me and Bob went to spark, heard a sound, but wasn’t sure, until it went through the crowd, best believe that it was James, saying he Black, and he...

Proud

My Pops said I was a Prince, and that I'd grow to a King, one day I'll write, just make some sense of all the that I seen, my reality is real, don't cry when taking them chances, know some gentlemen who steal, but kill in them circumstances, along this road I met some cats, the real salute me, and nod, it's like a code amongst us Blacks, me I salute with Peace God, give respect to all of earth, see tombs that's buried, unseen, give respect that I was birthed, straight out the womb of a Queen, I couldn't bend, and wouldn't break, look any man in the eyes, couldn't pretend, and wouldn't fake, a man who tell you no lies, I know I'll see my Pops again, after my casket touch ground, when I see my Pops again, just wanna ask if he proud?

@Andre Thomas

DNA

An introduction with no name, I lost it all on a ship, a generation gone insane, die for chains with crosses, or whips, grow and prosper, never test cause being weak don't define me, just learned the only way to prosper, put that street behind me, cry for my pushing forty, been on lock since his teens, that tell me not to worry, just stay locked on my dreams,  I know one day the sun gone shine, but I won't be there to see it, teach my son to use his mind, cause man I swear he gone need it, slaves in camps of concentration, a nation trapped behind bars, but in my minds each constellation, and my eyes hold the stars.

@AndreThomas

Hope

Now for so long they thought we'd die off, from disease, and infection, got the news, wiped my eye off, Obama seized the election,  a victory for every slave, the road was paved as they died, hope they all dancing in they graves, cause we united worldwide, protect his life cause he my Brother,  know I'd die where he stand, hope he unite the motherland, and others from here to Japan, like a child who just got braces for a bad overbite, to bring together all these races just wont come overnight, I heard each person gotta crawl, then they learn how to walk, before Obama got that call, Bush had us all lined in chalk, so lets support our President, embrace the language he spoke, cause in the end it's evident, we need the language of HOPE!

By Andre Thomas

Fight

You wanna know what I'm about, it's each description I write, no need, you'll never figure out, this brain who's scribes bring insight, just know, and never, ever doubt, my diction come with a fight, cause I was born to be a man, won't let a thing intercede, know I was born born to fear no man, religion, size, or his creed, when I was born he had a plan, one day I'll make this world bleed, some terrorist, they blow up lands, next day they smile in a suit, so no I'll never throw up hands, I'd rather die tryna shoot!

Andre M Thomas 

Idk

Could never question the direction, then I landed on shore, after that, maybe a blessing, freed but uncivil-ed through war, fear for my seeds, and they protection in this land of the poor.

Andre Thomas

My Son

Went from Egyptian men of pride, who wrote hieroglyphics on scribes, to this friction I describe, seeing so much genocide, they wearing lashes, plus the hair, really ashamed to be black, they filling caskets, please prepare, don't need yo name, just see black, officers so overboard, then laws get made out of greed, officers who play the lord, get paid for killing our seeds, I know one day I'll tell my son, about the death, blood, and names, knowing that son would never run, cause of my blood on his veins.

Andre Thomas