From: Personification of Injustice
Personification of InjusticeNow that we have Clarification, it is time to Recognize. Some people critize my 'Tone' in expressing the wrongs but the tone of the behavior that brought me to these words is much stronger. For my words have not stolen lives nor hindered, in any way, the progress of a people. I have to live in the reality created by hate, bigotry and racism all irrational to me, but I survived and I see things clearly. The amazing thing is that I do not feel that way towards you, even after all these years and the things you continue to do!!! Happy Black History Month!!!
RECOGNIZE
That was funny how you thought you could
deprive, yet, we rose above the tides of what
you thought, we deserved,
Breaking the shackles used to bind us to you,
lost in the insanity of believing in your power
and the control you had over us,
You lost sight that like you we too had a mind,
could see you were wrong in your laws,
sprouting constitutional righteousness, not
extended to us and our realities,
Yet, we channeled our energies, gathered our
meager resources, faced you toe to toe, told you
we wouldn’t take it any more,
So you backed off a little, began to continue
on your path by deceit, taking your evil deeds
to another level and for a while things settled,
But the face of the beast just learned to hide
behind a new disguise; awareness never leaving
our conscious mind, just made weary from the
constant battle,
Realizing that it would seem lessons would have
been learned, not yet accomplished our goal, so
we rose again to the challenge and will continue
to rise, time and again,
Because the spirit is strong,
With the torch of hope in our heart, we move on,
passing on parts of us to stand up if need be, until
needs are met and we are no longer judged,
And executed on the streets where we live, we will
not go back to being slaves, only moving forward
on this path, you should recognize that in our eyes
and our ability to survive,
Open up your eyes
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