The Present Juneteenth
The Present Juneteenth & The 4th...
Beginning with the celebration
Of our Juneteenth,
We prepare a new perspective
For the 4th of July:-
Though this nation now stands stalled
On the brink,
That she is also our nation too, there
Can be no lie!
What a uniqueness her oppressed people
Now share?
Two juxtapose emancipation celebrations
Back-to-back
Going from these times, only the future knows
To where:-
Oh what an interesting time it is for those of us
Born black—
And indigenous ones contemplating it all in utter
Amazement!
As for us, our eyes on the prize focus must remain
In the present;
No more standing around in a whine:- It’s celebration
Time!
P.S.: Remember this, my Lady and Sir:-
Indeed, “…We may not be
where we want to be;
we may not be
where we ought to be;
we may not be
where we gonna be;
but praise God! We ain’t
where we once were!”
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