Freddie Robinson Jr. Poet Dramatic Verse

Ain'T Feeling It

White America is uncomfortable with moving forward,
they want their future to go back to the past

“Make America Great Again!” 
A brand chiseling, 
cave wall jingo retail sale slogan
Snowflakes wanna hear the retro frost sound
of Viking cold chains rattling

When naked oppression was Dixie singing

That kind of Babel Tower progress, I ain’t feeling it;
them good ol’ boy days,
when America was great ... 
My skin kin was moaning and screaming

They were auction sold: 
Crying and wailing ... families split asunder weeping

Now, many golden amber hearts
wanna go back to that dreadful time
The Jim Crow chorus of assimilation animus
caw with shade malice lip hate crime

And not to mention,
the wage money that was free labor stolen — 
Pyramid scheme abolition
Seems America was really great at emancipated slave trade:
Pharaoh prison conditions

Ivory House tombstone bellows
are foaming more divisive temporal waves
Remember the recent weepy, minstrel Happy Days, 
when forced segregation was the legal rave ... 
befo’ that supreme peace fellow, 
nappy Harriet gave a Thurgood gavel save

But, I ain’t feeling 
that rainbow kind of righteous vibe anymore
My grandfather clock is tick-tock moving backwards,
heading for the slave quarters entrance door

I suppose, it’s a great Confederate Prussian dishonor,
not to wanna rebel blue revel in the past
Especially, when you gotta red flag the fake hosannas,
that old timey white noise on bugle blast

Glaucoma grey vision
shows it’s great to be blind again
Lassie Lady Liberty limp trots leer comfortable ...
walking with a pale bigotry Cain
is a guide dog decision

America’s choice — 
they picked the lewd runt of the litter
Little horn voice
blowing trumped up memories bitter

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Rhona Mcferran November 2, 2018 at 6:40 PM This is a very deep and moving work... I feel your pain. This nation has never fully lived up to it's own founding documents (all men equal? inalienable rights?)... *sigh* Thought-provoking write.

Silent One October 23, 2018 at 8:24 AM Damn powerful words my brother and I agree with you.. Sad, how there is so much inequality in today's world.. not just in the US, but many other countries..

Arthur Vaso October 23, 2018 at 12:29 AM There is a huge difference between white America and those who live in the past, look at Ben Carson for one. I don't care what anyone says, we are all equal, and I will gladly stand with you, slavery was long before the USA, right and wrong both own no color, we have to stand for what is right. And yes I loved your poem, of course the direction now is horrible, much like Germany in 1934. Lets stand up not by color but by belief, and lets defeat this step backwards!

Arturo Michael October 22, 2018 at 3:34 PM You state your case quite clearly...A lot of things don't make sense...but when cleaning any place you have to go back to the corners and hidden places to get all the dirt....All the best Freddie