Reggae Magnet Poet Free verse

Free My People

Free my people from the chains that confine us
From the constant humiliation
And hurtful ways that blight us
Demeaning in purpose
Senseless in intent
Put down your tools of discord and relent
Bring us peace and harmony
And not the constant lament

Free my people from the bondage
Tethered around our necks
That you keep tightening
Causing pain in our mothers breast
Give us peace, let us rest
Let us illuminate the world
Of which we are blessed
Give us opportunities to be our best

Free my people from the maze
Of  turbulence, denials, confrontation, and hate
That is inflicted from cradle to the grave
From the subjugation, that is laid
Cant you realize we are the same
Flesh and blood, love and hope?

Free my people so we can be a part
Of a cherished existence
One with a compassionate heart
Free from the strife that blight us
Distorting our existence and daily life
Its our privilege, its our right 
Do not steal our glory
Or darken our light

Free my people of the lies
That is portrayed in history
Right before our eyes
Of our glory that is taken
Now heads bowed, we are broken
From the constant onslaught
Of a negative design
That has unhinged our people
Leaving them behind

Free my people from the wanton evil
That is not of god but of the devil
Not of the scriptures, but of a time
When indiscretions and frailties ruled your mind
We call on you to be just
Open your minds, with mutual trust
The pigmentation of the skin is of nature
So how can you praise god
And despise his creation?
For the diversity it heaved
From it's spores, it's seeds

As nature replicates its difference
Why not celebrate this beauty
Why not pay it reverence?
That of the one seed planted
Many trees and branches vaunted
Each a necessary part of expansion
Not to be made a tool of division
But a celebration of diversity of life.

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Karen Jones October 18, 2023 at 12:08 AM I like this.

Rev. Gerald Dillenbeck October 17, 2020 at 8:01 AM Marry me, please. Reggae Magnet November 6, 2020 at 12:48 PM Sorry, I do not have the relevant qualifications.

John Castellenas September 17, 2020 at 10:30 AM Time for us to stop. The whole world. We need to befriend each other. Help the countries in need and find the cure for coronaviras, hunger and the many wars going on. I have met people of all races in my lifetime. No weak people, just bad situations. Men have been terrible to each other everywhere since the beginning of time. Time to heal and find safe ground so every child can be safe and sound in our world. Powerful words shared.

Franklin Price September 11, 2020 at 6:37 AM I really liked this poem. It states what the problems are with racism today. Until all people, of all colors, cease in making color the primary point of consideration, and consider the person first, we will never end the idiocy in the world in which we live today. You should be very proud of this. To the success of being blind to color in the future...... Reggae Magnet September 14, 2020 at 7:52 AM Thanks Franklin, the human character should be the main consideration in judging people not how they look, We hope that the mistrust caused by racism is eradicated someday by us all standing firm to the belief that there are good and bad in all shades and disguises. thanks for the visit