Floyd Neal Poet Rhyme

African Americans Celebrating Juneteenth

"AFRICAN AMERICANS CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH"

Juneteenth, Juneteenth, Juneteenth
What does it really mean?
Slavery ending news, delivered two years late
155 years to date, black people still have to wait

African American celebration of freed slaves
Home of the free and land of the brave
We've suffered such brutality
Equal rights, still not a reality

From whence we came, some improvement
That has produced the least movement
The country's problem, is our color 
Constantly being labeled the other 

A perceived freedom, what have we learned
Still being denied, what we've rightfully earned
Ending slavery, an alleged act of liberation
Is it really a celebration?

They love our culture, but they don't love us 
This optional choice, has stymied our trust
Over time, as a race, we've made some gains
But our mental psychic, is a lasting source of pain

For the pittance and crumbs left on the backdoor step
We should've been grateful and appreciative, before we wept
Reminiscing on the storied history
Unlocking the chains of a hidden mystery

Juneteenth, Juneteenth, Juneteenth
What does it really mean?

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Jennifer Fenn July 3, 2022 at 1:30 PM Hello Floyd, I like poetry like this, poetry that doesn’t sugarcoat the truth. I want to see more like this.