Poem For a Lost Brotherman
POEM FOR A LOST BROTHERMAN
Yo brother man
There is something
You need to understand.
Mama said to me
They drowned her pappy’s pa
Who actually jumped overboard
To be free;
Said papa was found hanging
From a China berry tree
For being uppidy;
She said pop was shot in the back
For being a strong proud
Militant black’.
Now just look at you;
Sitting sniffing shooting stuff
Like you don’t know what else to do;
Convinced that life is just too "tuff" for us.
Com’on brother, throw away that blanket of Linus!
Or do you still prefer to be less than zero?
Registering on a scale of one to ten, nought minus:
The branded number given to the long lost lethargic *****.
Copyright © Millard Lowe | Year Posted 2015
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