Let There Be Life...(Poem)
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Posted By: Patrick Davis on September 26, 2006 Let There Be Life... Poets speak to the hearts of the people on life support To soothe kindered spirits As we marinate in burning buildings With a convient noose to hang ourselves The only exit from this mental plantation As our bodies starve to death on pork And young girls await for special deliveries from storks As eagles fly in the skies to intercept our young Raising them to be all that they can be Without any nest eggs As our oppressors hide behind hedge funds With special interest handcuffs for the D boys Pre-ordered by the feds As we demand for civilrights With outdated blue prints for action Blistered feet from a million marches As some black men have forgotten how to survive And instead of saving our selves Many boys have found refuge Between our black queens thighs Long enough to leave weeds in their gardens As the life cycle only spins at 180 And we continue to breed ignorance in this baron land As politicians speak in sign languages Because they have lost their voice With congressional gag orders Whether you vote for dumbo or the jackass We are still headed for the slaughter And we have a deep pool of black credentials Rev, Dr, Phd, MBA, BA & JD With all these plaques and watered down knowledge Instead of getting built up We get dumbed down in college As Our communities continue to be doa And instead of pumping our fist for freedom We find ourselves pumping the chest of our communities * Clear * As life gets blury * Clear * And the movement slows down * Clear * And we become a black code Locked in the hatred of this matrix Rocking the cotton that was picked by our ancestors Trying to get a passport to be with Alice in Wonderland Sometimes I wonder black man and woman If we've forgotten how to build If we've forgotten how to breathe If we've forgotten how to struggle Not compromising the big picture Getting favor in God's light As he performs miracles Empowering our voice and our struggle In you, and you, and you To replenish our temples Housing our loving spirits Securing our unprecedented future And when you look into your mirror Know that you are your own destiny And the future begins with you And the future is now So secure life for you And your future seeds Igniting the power of life The power of love And the power of Unity It lives in me It thrives in you Its what gives life to our culture And its what gives life to our community We are all Gods children So let their be life... by Patrick "PJ" Davis - "The Conscious Epidemic" Poetry Book Coming Summer 2007 Starving Poets, Inc www.starvingpoets.org If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Patrick Davis
From Houston, TX Texas Southern University class of 1999 Member Since May 2005 |
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Deep Bruh, giving credit where due, keep up the great Gift You have.
Wednesday, September 27th 2006 at 6:16AM |
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