Remember To Pray
when we look at ourselves as extraordinary Black people of color
we can surmise that we've endured more than any others
separate but equal, Jim Crow and slavery
Black folks have taken a licking for over two centuries
yet we also know how to celebrate and revel as well
we've learned to enjoy life in spite of all the hatred and the hell
we can have a good time even when our team is losing the game
we are a joyful people and we rejoice without any shame
we are vocal, we are verbal and we sometimes talk loud
we are children of the most high and we are Black and we are proud
but most importantly we are true disciples of Christ
we are praying warriors in the midst of our strife
P.U.S.H. we say which means pray until something happens eventually
because we know prayer has the power to change things exponentially
snatched from the Motherland and on those ships my people prayed
that God would deliver them from this terrorism one day
and on the plantations they prayed most every day and night
for the Lord to convey them from out of this dark and into His light
thru the massacres, the lynchings and all of the hostility
Black folks continuously prayed until they got liberty
civil rights, affirmative action and equal opportunity
were a few answered prays of the Black community
so remember to pray and hold on to God's unchanging hand
let the words out of your mouths lift you up from sinking sand
remember to pray allow God to bring it to you
pray that God eventually brings it thru you
pray so that the devil will come to realize
that is has no authority in the Lord God's eyes
remember to pray simply have that conversation with God
pray until He grants you the desires of your heart
Copyright © Louise Nelson | Year Posted 2023
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