The Black Man
The Black Man
Hello to the world of the black man
Holding his roots to a foreign land
Raising issues that are hard to face
Knowing evils of hatred in every place
Being bound by the powers of the past
Struggling to hold on to what he hast
Race seems to be the answer for one
to blame
And the evil white man should abide
in shame
For the African chief has betrayed his own
By selling his people as he set his throne
A tragic truth that drives a stake in his heart
While the plantation owners take their part
Fighting to achieve and make himself a home
Embracing his family with worshipful song
Furthering his desire with equal rights won
Excited about what now can be done
Making proud without any excuse
In spite of all others who blame abuse
He will rise for all the world to see
That he would be all he could be
Study will be hard in this white man’s world
While of his own, temptations are hurled
Working hard, learning, growing in strength
Giving of himself to go the length
Picking up his mother’s Bible to
hold its truth
Embracing these words from sister Ruth
Thy God shall be my God she said
Then she journeyed where her faith led
That which makes a man so strong
Is following our God who sit’s the throne
Every great man this world comes to know
When in time of need, he knows where to go
The spiritual songs of the black man is honored
In sufferings victory , making others to ponder
But marching forward with head held high
Refusing to quit until he die
Uniting to defeat this racial divide
Not allowing the past a place to hide
So forward with access to achieve his part
Giving his all, not wavering his heart
With success in men like Martin Luther King
Making a difference with peace as his ring
Champion players have gone on before
To show our children an open door
Politicians of power taking their place
Military giants abiding with grace
Colon Powell, Dr. Carson to name a few
And the next president could be you!
I admire a man who will take his stand
With loving heart will take my hand
Forgetting the past and pressing ahead
To make a better place to lay our head
So stand tall, for God will see us through
And while standing tall, we’ll stand true
I admire the man who yields to give God,
all he can
Making others so filled in pride to be
a black man
Leading our children in the way of the Lord
Destroys the divisions we cannot afford
Bringing the unity that we all will to inspire
That the black man, the white man
both desire!
Copyright © Michael Barber | Year Posted 2018
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