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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Do better, black people

I am a nurse by profession,
but a poet by birthright.
I write to right wrongs,
slaughter injustice from within.
My choice of weapon
is a few sheets paper and my pen
I paralyze you with my voice,
sedate you with speech,
murder you with my words,
it's all the same to me.
If you get the message.
I tell stories. The history of pain
the tragedies of our ancestors
now present themselves again,
but this time they're not using whips and chains,
they're hip to the game
They're now using our own outlet to penetrate and corrupt our brains.
"Niggaz, grab your dicks if you love hip hop.
B*tchez, rub your tits if you love Big Poppa. Gotcha"
gotcha singin along and grabbin your crotch
and
now we're forgettin'
the Civil Rights sit-ins,
Rosa, Malcolm, Medgar, and Martin
and all they sacrificed so we'd never be called "nigga" again.
But now? A "nigga" is not what I call my slave.
He's what I call my friend
And maybe they're one and the same,
I mean it's all the same to them.
Everybody wanna be a thug, slang rock n get rich quick.
Sacrifice our education to be a first round draft pick.
again we're pawns in their game
trying to acquire instant fame,
get to a place where "everybody knows your name".
And just as quickly as they learn it.
Oh, how quickly they forget.
Because the minute u make a mistake ur stock aint worth sh*t!
It's interesting how he holds a few dog fights, and they convict Vick
but murder a little black child and nobody gives a shit.
Are our lives not worth more than dogs?
Aiyana Stanley Jones you are remembered
Nicholas Heyward Jr., you are remembered.
Emmett Till you are remembered.
Black boy lost, you are found.
Black girl lost, you are found!
You've never been a "bitch", don't let them tear you down.
"Money, cars, clothes, n hoes.. I suppose"
I suppose it's all they know
but I guess that's what they chose.
The plight of the black man.. superimposed

*PAUSE* TO BE CONTINUED

6 comments:

Don said...

It doesn't make any sense just how much this powerful prose hits home. There is great truth in every single line and I am kinda ashamed to admit that I am guilty of such behaviors.

But I also have a promising said as well. So, I am trying.

Sadly, Aiyana Jones has already been forgotten.

Kendra Niketa said...

I don't know how I missed your comment. I guess my notifications are slipping. Either way, THANK YOU.. for your comment AND for your willingness to admit your guilty pleasures, and make an effort to work on them! Respect!

PS. Aiyana is no more forgotten than MLK Jr. Neither one was lost in vain and their memories will live forever in our hearts, reminding us that we have come far, but we have so MUCH FURTHER to go!

*~*Peace and Blessings*~*

Don said...

You're welcome. Thank you for replying.

Don said...

also, I am currently reading my emails from my phone and would like to add comment to at least one of the poems written above, but it require for you to change your 'comments' settings to the 'full page' option.

Kendra Niketa said...

No problem. I am thankful that people are reading and commenting. I love the feedback!

I will now attempt to figure out how to change my settings to the "full page" option. ;) Thank you!!

Don said...

Thank YOU and you're welcome.