AmeriKKKa's Blight

Living in other parts of America looks like Utopia and for many people, it becomes just that Utopia. However, for those AmeriKKKans that are Black people living in AmeriKKKa can be and it Hell. We are continually reminded that we do not belong and that we are second-class citizens.  We live in a constant state of knowing that at any moment we can be arrested or even worse killed just for being a Black person. Black people are characterized as the ABM or ABW (Angry Black Man or Angry Black Woman) however, we are rarely the perpetrators of anger towards other races and ethnicities. We are the most accommodating race of people and we do all we can to keep the peace because we never want that label of ABM or ABW.

We live in a country built on the backs of Black people and yet we are still relegated to living in poverty and lower socioeconomic situations. Every time I watch the news and there is a story about some person shot, killed or murdered, I always wait to see the person that is the victim and the villain. I don't want to be that person that always is looking at the negative coverage of my people, but it is the way of the world. Unfortunately, Black people are the epitome of negative coverage and views.

When I listen to younger people that have not experienced racism first hand they are amazed to hear the stories of how their ancestors were treated and continue to be treated by people of other races and ethnicities. I have not personally be targeted with racial slurs to my face, but I am sure many have been hurled about me behind my back.  It is par for the course of living in AmeriKKKa.  Until the white people in AmeriKKKa start to understand, address and accept their white privilege, things in AmeriKKKa will continue to have the blight and stains of racism and discrimination.

never to hear the words because i...

longing to hear the words
that could warm and soothe my soul
never to hear the words because i...

assisting to cease a life from existing
life was new and i was young
never to hear the words because i...

life has become a death sentence
after learning positive news
never to hear the words because i...

life after knowing my status
pills a constant reminder
never to hear the words because i...

daddy...i love you

i waited for you

i waited all my life for you

you are the one that life held for me to find
the word love never had meaning until I loved you
before you came into my life I was merely existing
now I am alive to live and alive to love

i waited for you 

i waited for you to make me want to be better
perfect time for me to meet the man the universe made for me
my smile radiates the truth you have created in my life
my love has been held in for so many years
you bring a joy to my life I have never experienced

i waited for you 

i waited with bated breath for you to enter my life
time and space no longer exist when you are with me
our love inspires people to want a love we share
when we are together I feel like i am walking on clouds
joy pure unadulterated joy is how you make me feel

i waited for you 

i waited for you to be in my life i waited for happiness
the love i have for you can barely be contained in my heart
rapture is the only word to describe how your body feels
your deep eyes draw me into them to know our love
i now know the true meaning of be my valentine

i waited for you

breathing

we live our lives day by day searching for our purpose on God’s earth
with each breath of life i know that i am here for a divine purpose
my purpose is yet to be illuminated to me but one day i will know
breathing is essential for life and without breath there is no life

as i gasp for air my life flows through my mind seeking reason for my existence
life is a full of reason and rationale for why I seek to cleave closer to you
our life together through all the ebbs and tides is the main reason we can endure
breathing is essential for life and without breath there is no life

i have to have a deep intention to understand the essence of who i can be
to be more than who i am now i have to take my intention to action to make me whole
my intention can take me to higher levels of authenticity if i am true to self
breathing is essential for life and without breath there is no life

the meaning of life has eluded man for centuries and will continue for centuries more
air and life’s meaning are intimately interwoven into an unbreakable vague bond
i know the true meaning of life will become illuminated when i take my last breath of life
breathing is essential for life and without breath there is no life

i remember laughter

i remember laughter
i remember tears
i remember cavalier times
then I realized my fear

aids stormed into our lives
twenty years ago
people are still dying
some people still don’t know

i remember laughter
i remember tears
i remember good times
then I realized my pain

aids stormed into our lives
twenty years ago
people are still dying
some people still don’t care

i remember laughter
i remember tears
i remember good times
then I lost my friends

aids stormed into our lives
twenty years ago
and people are still dying
no one seems to care
people are still dying

i remember laughter
i remember tears
I still live my reality
that this aids thing is real

i remember laughter
i remember tears
i know too well the sorrow
mourning friends dying in a row

i remember laughter

chant

chant from the heart
chant from your spirit
chant from your very soul
chant from your soul to the gods and have them open your mind

chant to soothe your heart and spirit
chant to find the love that will engulf you
chant to live that life you have always dreamed of and deserve
chant to illuminate the greatness that dwells in your spirit

chant to love like every beat of your heart depends on it
chant to know that you are and that is enough
chant to appreciate the value that is you
chant like your life depends on it

chant
chant
chant

uncomplicated

time stalled when i first held you in my arms
you felt like home when we completely embraced
it was the first time in a very long time…i felt

lips touched and spirits soar into the stratosphere
passionate kiss smolders as we fall from our embrace
heart pierced when my eyes locked into your heart

sharing myself with you was easy and refreshing
trust binds us and cleaves us unto each other
love was easy to say and even easier to hear