If you do
because you have to
but don't want to...
give
because it's expected
but you can't afford it...
go
even though you would rather be
someplace else...
then, don't.
Forced behavior that's not from the heart
is like violence
and rape of the soul
that gives rise to bastard children of resentment
from the seeds of iniquity
planted in the womb of hatred
spreading like a disease that pollutes the land
and carries death to its residents like the waters of Katrina.
So if you have to...
don't want to...
can't...
or won't...
please don't.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
beautiful black girl
beautiful black
girl…
daydreaming of unexpected treasure washed upon the shore
randomly gathering shells and relishing the days of no
worries, concerns or cares
beautiful black girl…
innocently digging holes in the sand
running from the waves on bandy legs like a sandpiper
bird
never knowing that the waters of life will catch her
soon enough
lost in the motion of her thoughts that carry her heart
to distant places
returning with the tide
and going back out to sea again
beautiful black girl…
see yourself as more than what the world says that you
are
the thoughts of your Creator towards you outnumber the
grains of sand in your pail
how wonderful you are to Him
be true to yourself and to your dreams
and always keep a smile
as you chase the tide
Monday, June 25, 2012
Barbados
I wrote another poem in the
sand
with words from space
inspired by the rhythm of
the waves
singing and waving in time
with a rhapsody in blue
yellow and blue
black trident in the middle
fist raised in pride
for those who stood behind
enemy lines
building this land that I
now stand upon
never forgetting from whence
we came
looking out to the horizon
over the Middle Passage
where bodies lie in wait for
their vengeance on the Last Day
with no sense of urgency
because in time all will be
free
so in the meantime
I write these words
of grace in the sand
inspired by the rhythm of
the waves
calling me…
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