IN AND OF THOUGHFUL AWARENESS

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IN AND OF THOUGHTFUL AWARENESS

A breathless black bird cannot fly,

Yet, a drowned fish can still float in water;

You can eviscerate its tongue, but you

Cannot unring a rung bell;

But you can knee a black man’s neck,

And he’ll never breathe again;

You may oppressively beat us to the ground,

But we shall rise again;

For we are indeed,

The children of blood and thunder

And we shall not stay down:-

No, a breathless black bird cannot fly,

Yes, a drowned fish can still float in water;

Though the pandemic road ahead

May be rough and rugged,

We’re well equipped with bulldozer souls;

Like butterflies, we may be cocooned in metamorphosis,

Yet, we shall soar with eyes on the prize;

We’re like the circadian moon—waning—

But always waxing back to fulfillment;

Like the sun going to its evening horizon settings,

We too, shall continue to rise again and again:-

A breathless black bird cannot fly, Yet, a drowned fish can still float in water; You can eviscerate its tongue, but you Cannot unring a rung bell; But you can knee a black man’s neck, And he’ll never breathe again; You may oppressively beat us to the ground, But we shall rise again; For we are indeed, The children of blood and thunder And we shall not stay down:- No, a breathless black bird cannot fly, Yes, a drowned fish can still float in water; Though the pandemic road ahead May be rough and rugged, We’re well equipped with bulldozer souls; Like butterflies, we may be cocooned in metamorphosis, Yet, we shall soar with eyes on the prize; We’re like the circadian moon—waning— But always waxing back to fulfillment; Like the sun going to its evening horizon settings, We too, shall continue to rise again and again:-

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