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Black In Time

Let`s go black in time Come with me black to history Black to the mother land Where we rightfully belong Black in time before the Europeans Tried to whitewash our Skins and minds Black to the kingdom and ancestry Black, way black before slavery Black am I Not just the color of my skin The pupil of my eyes or the hair on my head But black at heart, black in my thinking And black in my thoughts Black in time Black my story, every sentence, every line Black every rhythm and every rhyme Black the days on their slave ships Heading across the ocean lines Black the shackles and the chains Black the whips that cut our veins Black the blood that stained the lands Black the heart of every whiteman Black the husbands and the wives Black the circumstances which changed our lives Black the mother and the father Black the separation from each other Black, black, black, black Black the struggles and the fights Black the system which took away our rights Black the midnights we tried to make our run Black the rope on the tree that hung the ones Who wished to be free Black, black, black, black Let`s go black and turn the world around Let`s take black our civilization Every continent and every nation Let`s take black the white man`s dominion Let`s take black our rightful rulership No more subjection under The whiteman`s dictatorship Let`s black out the pages of the white man`s days And attribute the praises to the black liberal race Black my eyes and the things they see Black the visions of those who preceded me Black Marcus, Selassie and Mandela Black Obama and the Christ Black the life I live because of their sacrifice

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Date: 2/15/2013 6:51:00 PM
Welcome to Poetry Soup, if you need any help don't hesitate to ask. Light & Love
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Date: 2/12/2013 9:49:00 PM
I enjoyed this. This is a powerful poem to illuminate Black History Month here in the states! I love the repetition of the word "Black" and the myriad ways you use it. Clever, creative and oh so relevant. m
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Date: 2/10/2013 11:03:00 AM
This poem is absolutely what we need. There should be pride in being black there is nothing wrong with being black. I am black. You understand what you are saying and your poem expresses what a free thinker you are. I could never express a message this way the way you do so poetically. If I had children which I don't but if I do someday I would teach them that God created all people but he created you black and you should not apologize or be ashamed of that! My child would be black and proud.
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Date: 2/10/2013 5:47:00 AM
Leon, you write very well - I like your poem! - Welcome you to the P-Soup. - Hope you'll have great pleasure to share your poems, thoughts and opinions here with us. - Have fun with poetry! - We are many, and are glad to get more friends. - Have a nice Sunday, looking forward to read more poems from you in the future. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :)
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